De todas maneras, voy a llamar.

Anyway, I am going to call.

Breakdown of De todas maneras, voy a llamar.

• ir: to go
• a: to
• llamar: to call
• de todas maneras: anyway

Questions & Answers about De todas maneras, voy a llamar.

Why does de todas maneras mean anyway / in any case? It literally looks like of all ways.

This is a fixed expression, so its literal pieces do not map neatly onto the English meaning.

• de = of / in / by, depending on context
• todas = all
• maneras = ways / manners

But together, de todas maneras means anyway, in any case, or regardless.

It works like an idiomatic phrase, just as English uses expressions whose literal wording is not the main point.

Very common alternatives are:

• de todos modos
• de todas formas

All three often mean basically the same thing.

Why is it todas maneras and not todos maneras?

Because manera is a feminine noun.

• singular: la manera
• plural: las maneras

So the adjective or determiner must agree with it:

• todas las maneras
• in this expression: de todas maneras

If the noun were masculine, you would use todos instead.

Do Spanish speakers in Spain actually say de todas maneras, or is another phrase more common?