sowieso

Pronunciation: /ˈzoːvizo/

anyway, anyhow, in any case

B1 rank #1,274

Meanings

Interjection

something; replaces unknown or unimportant words
of course; sure; that’s a given; expresses agreement to a statement with the implication that it is trivial

Adverb

Warum muss ich das lernen? Das brauche ich doch sowieso nie.

Why do I have to learn this stuff? I'm never going to need to use it anyway.

Ich fahre sowieso dorthin. — The action would happen anyway, regardless of the current suggestion.
sowieso / trotzdem — Anyway can describe an existing plan; trotzdem stresses a contrary expectation.

Extra sentence

Ich gehe sowieso einkaufen und bringe dir Brot mit.

I am going shopping anyway and will bring you some bread.