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je nachdem

German, adverb/ˌjeː.naxˈdeːm/

je nachdem is a German adverb meaning “as the case may be, depending on the circumstances, depending on which is the case” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does je nachdem mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    as the case may be, depending on the circumstances, depending on which is the case

  2. 2

    depending on

    je nachdem, ob man es gut findet

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How do you pronounce je nachdem?

  • /ˌjeː.naxˈdeːm/

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.