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Hi there! I have recently seen “dafür aber” a lot and was wondering if you could explain it. I would usually just say “aber” or maybe “sondern,” but I was wondering if there’s anything I should know about the use of dafür aber. Thanks in advance!
Nice question!! Yes, “dafür aber” is a common phrasing that is used to convey the idea of “compensation”.
If I had to translate it, I would probably just say “but” but the vibe of “dafür aber” is something like “that makes up for it”.
Note that this does NOT go for ALL “dafür aber” combinations. ONLY in structures like the one above. It can also be a normal “dafür” as in “for that”
Let me know if that helps.
Yes, that is super helpful! Thank you so much :)
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Hi there! I have recently seen “dafür aber” a lot and was wondering if you could explain it. I would usually just say “aber” or maybe “sondern,” but I was wondering if there’s anything I should know about the use of dafür aber. Thanks in advance!
Nice question!!
Yes, “dafür aber” is a common phrasing that is used to convey the idea of “compensation”.
If I had to translate it, I would probably just say “but” but the vibe of “dafür aber” is something like “that makes up for it”.
Note that this does NOT go for ALL “dafür aber” combinations. ONLY in structures like the one above. It can also be a normal “dafür” as in “for that”
Let me know if that helps.
Yes, that is super helpful! Thank you so much :)