irgendwie

== German == === Alternative forms === iwi, iwie, irwie (Internet slang) === Etymology === irgend +‎ wie === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪɐ̯ɡəntˈviː/, /ˈɪɐ̯ɡəntvi/, [-ɡn̩t- ~ -ɡŋ̍t- ~ -ɡŋ̍k-] IPA(key): /ˈɪɐ̯n(t)vi/ (colloquial) Rhymes: -iː === Adverb === irgendwie somehow (in some unknown or unspecific manner) (informal) for some reason; used to express uncertainty about the justification for an opinion === See also === === Further reading === “irgendwie” in Duden online “irgendwie”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)