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whatever

/wɒtˈɛvə/ /wʌtˈɛvɚ/

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adjective

Egal, beliebig, unwichtig

Unexceptional or unimportant; blah.

Examples :

"The new school cafeteria food was just whatever; it wasn't good or bad, just bland. "

Das Essen in der neuen Schulkantine war einfach egal; es war weder gut noch schlecht, einfach fade.

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adjective

überhaupt, was auch immer

At all, absolutely, whatsoever.

Examples :

"There is no point whatever in going on with this discussion."

Es hat überhaupt keinen Sinn, diese Diskussion fortzusetzen.

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pronoun

Egal was, was auch immer

No matter what; for any

Examples :

"Whatever he does, he will still lose the game."

Egal was er tut, er wird das Spiel trotzdem verlieren.

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pronoun

Was auch immer, egal was

(relative) Anything; sometimes used to indicate that the speaker does not care about options.

Examples :

"I’ll do whatever I can."

Ich werde tun, was auch immer ich kann.

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interjection

Egal, was auch immer

(dismissive) A holophrastic expression used discourteously to indicate that the speaker does not consider the matter worthy of further discussion.

Examples :

""For the last time, brush your teeth!" "Whatever!""

„Bürste dir zum letzten Mal die Zähne!" „Egal!"

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