desondanks

Meaning

this notwithstanding, in spite of this, nevertheless

Hyphenated as

des‧on‧danks

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌdɛs.ɔnˈdɑŋks/

Etymology

Univerbation of des + ondanks used postpositionally; equivalent to modern ondanks dat.

Sentences

Desondanks wil ik in dit debat de aandacht vestigen op enkele essentiële punten .

Nonetheless, I would like to draw the attention of the House to a couple of important issues in the course of this debate.