trouwens

Meaning

besides; by the way

Concepts

moreover

by the way

besides

incidentally

what’s more

come to think of it

obiter

parenthetically

then

Synonyms

overigens

verder

voor de rest

helemaal

toevalligerwijze

tussen haakjes

überhaupt

wel

overhoop

bovendien

nu dat ik eraan denk

buitendien

daarbij

Hyphenated as

trou‧wens

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtrɑu̯.əns/

Etymology

From the obsolete trouwen (“indeed, really”) + -s (adverbial suffix). The adverb trouwen was the petrified dative singular of the noun trouw (“loyalty”) in its obsolete sense “word of honour”.

Sentences

Wij zijn daar nu trouwens weer mee bezig .

Indeed we are in the process of doing so now.

Dat is trouwens heel anders dan tijdens de oliecrisis in de zeventiger jaren .

This is very different to the situation prevailing at the time of the oil crisis in the 1970s.