besonders
German edit
Etymology edit
From besonder (“special”, adjective).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
besonders
- especially, particularly
- Ich mag Musik, besonders Rock. ― I love music, especially rock.
- (emphatic) very, especially
- besonders gut ― very good
- Sei besonders leise. ― Be very quiet.
- exceptionally, separately
- besonders behandeln ― to treat separately
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Further reading edit
- “besonders” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “besonders” in Duden online
- “besonders” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.