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Introduces an example in order to illustrate or make a statement more concrete. It is synonymous with 'zum Beispiel' (for example).
Viele europäische Städte, beispielsweise Wien oder Prag, haben eine reiche Geschichte.
Many European cities, for example Vienna or Prague, have a rich history.
The word is made up of 'Beispiel' (example) and the ending '-weise'. This ending means 'in the manner of' and forms adverbs, so here literally 'in the manner of an example'.
Manche Tiere, beispielsweise Pinguine, leben in sehr kalten Regionen.
Some animals, for example penguins, live in very cold regions.
'Beispielsweise' (for example) can appear in different positions in a sentence. If it is in position 1, the verb follows directly after it (inversion). But it can also appear after the verb and subject within the sentence.
Beispielsweise könntest du ein Praktikum im Ausland machen.
For example, you could do an internship abroad.
'Beispielsweise' (for example) is used mainly in written language and in more formal contexts such as presentations or specialist texts. It often sounds somewhat more elaborate.
Die Digitalisierung verändert viele Branchen, beispielsweise den Einzelhandel.
Digitalization is changing many industries, for example retail.
exemplary / by way of example
Beispielsweise introduces a possible concrete instance. Beispielhaft, by contrast, describes a selected case that serves to illustrate something. Thus, beispielsweise is used when naming an example, while beispielhaft is used when emphasizing the case’s function as an illustrative example.
Der Bericht nennt beispielsweise Berlin als Stadt mit vielen neuen Radwegen.
For example, the report names Berlin as a city with many new bike lanes.
Der Bericht zeigt am Fall Berlin beispielhaft, wie neue Radwege den Verkehr verändern.
Using Berlin as an example, the report shows how new bike lanes change traffic.
