nämlich

== German == === Etymology === From Name (“name”) +‎ -lich (“-ly”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɛːmlɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland) IPA(key): /ˈneːmlɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions) IPA(key): /ˈnɛm(l)ɪç/ (colloquial) Hyphenation: näm‧lich === Adjective === nämlich (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular nämlicher, not comparable) (literary, dated) (the) very same, selfsame (as was mentioned or described previously; either the same object by identity, or sometimes just the same in type or appearance) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Nämlichkeit === Adverb === nämlich (parenthetically) namely, specifically; used to further specify what exactly one was talking about just before Synonym: und zwar because, after all; used to follow up a statement with a second one that justifies the former, treated as a revealing of new information ==== Usage notes ==== In adverb sense 2, nämlich is never fronted on its own in a clause, it is typically placed early in the midfield. However, it can also be used as a focus adverb appended to a noun phrase or adverb in first position: Ich nämlich habe kein Problem damit. === Further reading === “nämlich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “nämlich” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “nämlich” in Duden online