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sowie

as well as

conjunction zoh-VEE Common
Grammar & Structure Conjunctions

Also means

as soon as

Usage Note

sowie links the last item in a list ('A, B sowie C'), a touch more formal than a plain und. Watch the second sense: with a clause it means 'as soon as', a near-synonym of sobald, and then sends the verb to the end.

Examples

"Wir verkaufen Brot, Milch sowie Käse."

Natural Translation

We sell bread, milk and cheese.

Literal Translation

We sell bread, milk as-well-as cheese.

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