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inwiefern

in what way

adverb in-vee-FERN Rare
Communication Questions

Also means

to what extent

Usage Note

inwiefern asks in what respect or to what degree something holds, like in what way. It introduces indirect questions sending the verb to the end: Ich frage mich, inwiefern das stimmt.

Examples

"Inwiefern unterscheidet sich das von vorher?"

Natural Translation

In what way does that differ from before?

Literal Translation

In-what-way differs itself that from before?

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