Connector
beziehungsweise
Pronunciation: /bəˈtsiːʊŋsˌvaɪ̯zə/
and … respectively
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Meanings
Connector
- and … respectively
- or alternatively, also
- or rather, actually, more precisely
Example sentence
Anna und Ben sind zwölf beziehungsweise vierzehn Jahre alt.
Anna and Ben are twelve and fourteen years old respectively.
Usage
- A und B: zehn beziehungsweise zwölf — A and B: ten and twelve respectively; matches each value in order
- beziehungsweise / bzw. — the full word / its common written abbreviation; can also mean or rather
Die Tickets für Erwachsene und Kinder kosten zehn beziehungsweise fünf Euro.
Tickets for adults and children cost ten and five euros respectively.