Wir gehen ohnehin später los, also brauchst du nicht zu eilen.

We’re leaving later anyway, so you don’t need to hurry.

Breakdown of Wir gehen ohnehin später los, also brauchst du nicht zu eilen.

• wir: we
• du: you
• nicht: not
• brauchen: to need

Questions & Answers about Wir gehen ohnehin später los, also brauchst du nicht zu eilen.

What does ohnehin mean here, and how is it different from sowieso?

ohnehin means anyway, in any case, regardless.

In this sentence:

Wir gehen ohnehin später los …
We’re going to leave later anyway …

it implies: This was already the plan / this is true no matter what.

Compared with sowieso:

• sowieso = also anyway, but it sounds more colloquial and is very common in spoken German.
• ohnehin = a bit more neutral or slightly more formal; you see it more in writing, but it is also used in speech.

You can usually replace ohnehin with sowieso without changing the meaning much:

• Wir gehen sowieso später los … – very natural, especially in everyday speech.
• Wir gehen ohnehin später los … – also natural, maybe a touch more neutral/formal.

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Why is ohnehin placed where it is, and can it move to other positions?