nämlich
/ˈnɛːmlɪç/ adverb C1- namely, specifically; used to further specify what exactly one was talking about just before · Mehr als die Hälfte, nämlich 56%, sehen das kritisch. More than half, specifically 56%, are critical of it.
- because, after all; used to follow up a statement with a second one that justifies the former, treated as a revealing of new information · Ich hab morgen keine Zeit, ich hab nämlich einen Termin. I don’t have time tomorrow, I have an appointment (because I have an appointment).
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Sie haben mir weit mehr beigebracht als Grammatik, nämlich das Gefühl, in diesem Land willkommen zu sein.
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