Allerdings möchten wir zumindest kurz ins Schwimmbad gehen.

However, we want to at least go to the swimming pool briefly.

Breakdown of Allerdings möchten wir zumindest kurz ins Schwimmbad gehen.

• wir: we
• gehen: to go
• in: into
• möchten: would like to

Questions & Answers about Allerdings möchten wir zumindest kurz ins Schwimmbad gehen.

What does the word order with "Allerdings möchten wir ..." show? Why is the verb before the subject?

German main clauses are verb-second (V2). Putting Allerdings in first position pushes the finite verb (möchten) into slot 2, and the subject (wir) comes after it:

• First position: Allerdings
• Second (finite verb): möchten
• Then subject and the rest: wir … gehen

Without a connector up front, you’d say: Wir möchten …

What does Allerdings do here, and how is it different from aber or jedoch?

Here Allerdings means “however/nevertheless,” introducing a reservation or contrast. Nuance:

• aber = the most neutral, very common in speech.
• jedoch = more formal/literary.
• allerdings = slightly formal and “stance-taking”; it can also mean “indeed/certainly” in other contexts (e.g., Das ist allerdings schwierig. = “That is indeed difficult.”).

At sentence start, all three trigger V2 word order.

Why is there no "zu" before gehen after möchten?