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interestingly
Introduces a sentence or clause and expresses that the following information is interesting, noteworthy, or unexpected.
Obwohl er kaum gelernt hatte, bestand er die Prüfung interessanterweise mit Bestnote.
Although he had barely studied, he interestingly passed the exam with top marks.
The word is made up of the adjective 'interessant' (interesting) and the ending '-erweise'. This ending forms adverbs from adjectives and means 'in a ... way'. Other examples are 'glücklicherweise' (fortunately) or 'normalerweise' (normally).
Normalerweise stehe ich früher auf.
Normally, I get up earlier.
'Interessanterweise' (interestingly) often stands at the beginning of a sentence in position 1. Then the conjugated verb follows in position 2. However, it can also stand in the middle of the sentence, usually after the verb.
Interessanterweise hat er das Angebot sofort angenommen.
Interestingly, he accepted the offer immediately.
This adverb is often used in written language or in a somewhat more formal conversational context to comment on a piece of information.
Die Studie kam interessanterweise zu einem völlig anderen Ergebnis.
Interestingly, the study came to a completely different conclusion.
surprisingly
'interessanterweise' and 'überraschenderweise' often appear at the beginning of a sentence and show how the speaker evaluates a piece of information. 'interessanterweise' means: this information is noteworthy or important to think about. It does not have to be completely unexpected. 'überraschenderweise' is stronger: something happened differently than expected. Learners may confuse the words because both introduce a special piece of information. If something is only interesting, 'interessanterweise' fits. If you really did not expect it, 'überraschenderweise' is more precise.
Interessanterweise lernen viele Menschen neue Wörter besser, wenn sie sie laut sagen.
Interestingly, many people learn new words better when they say them out loud.
Überraschenderweise war der Laden am Montag trotz des Feiertags geöffnet.
Surprisingly, the store was open on Monday despite the holiday.