Nuts & Bolts of German: Conjunctions: "trotzdem"

Complete the two tasks. Then press [Check] to see if you got it right.

 

1. Look at the captions under the images on the right-hand side. What are the correct translations of "trotzdem"? Mark the correct translations with an "r", the false ones with an "f".

"trotzdem" can be translated as
nevertheless ""
although ""
as if ""
or ""
nonetheless ""
 
2. Have another look at the captions. What do you notice about the word order? Mark the correct statement with an "r", the false ones with an "f".
"trotzdem" forms the first idea of a clause, therefore the conjugated verb must come next. ""
"trotzdem" forms the first idea of a clause, therefore the conjugated verb must go to the end of the clause. ""

Sein Knie tut weh.  Er geht joggen.

Sein Knie tut weh. Trotzdem geht er joggen.

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