anyway / at least
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anyway
Expresses that a statement is true regardless of other circumstances or what was said before. It has a similar meaning to 'auf jeden Fall' (in any case) or 'wie auch immer' (whatever the case).
Ob es regnet oder nicht, ich gehe jedenfalls spazieren.
Whether it rains or not, I'm going for a walk anyway.
at least
Used to give a certain, though perhaps minimal, piece of information; it means something like 'zumindest' (at least).
Die Party war langweilig, jedenfalls war die Musik gut.
The party was boring; at least the music was good.
The word is a compound of 'jeden' (every/each) and 'Falls' (an old form of 'Fall', case). So it literally means 'in every case'.
Ich weiß nicht, ob ich Zeit habe, aber ich melde mich jedenfalls.
I don't know whether I'll have time, but I'll get in touch anyway.
'Jedenfalls' can appear in different positions in the sentence. If it is in position 1, the verb follows directly. But it can also appear after the verb and the subject.
Jedenfalls hat er sein Versprechen gehalten.
Anyway, he kept his promise.
The meaning depends on the context. To reinforce a statement, it means 'auf jeden Fall' (in any case/definitely) (m01). To qualify a negative statement and mention something positive, it means 'zumindest' (at least) (m02).
Ich habe den Bus verpasst, aber der nächste kommt jedenfalls in zehn Minuten.
I missed the bus, but the next one is coming in ten minutes anyway.
however / certainly
Both words can confirm that a statement is valid. „Allerdings“ often sounds like agreement with a previous statement and can prepare for a reservation or qualification. „Jedenfalls“ presents the statement as true regardless of other circumstances. Use „jedenfalls“ when this is the only point you are certain about.
Ich komme jedenfalls zur Sitzung, über den genauen Zeitpunkt sprechen wir später.
I’ll come to the meeting anyway; we can discuss the exact time later.
Allerdings komme ich zur Sitzung, obwohl ich wenig Zeit habe.
I will certainly come to the meeting, although I don’t have much time.
