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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.
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.
but
'aber' and 'jedenfalls' can both come after something previously said and steer the thought in a certain direction. 'aber' shows a contrast or brings the conversation back to the actual topic after an interruption. 'jedenfalls' is more like saying: this statement is definitely true, no matter what else has been said. It can also mean 'at least' when you are giving only one certain piece of information. Learners may confuse the words because both connect sentences and often stand at the beginning of a sentence. If you really mean a contrast, use 'aber'. If you want to say 'auf jeden Fall' (in any case) or 'at least this is certain', 'jedenfalls' fits.
Ich kenne den Weg nicht genau, jedenfalls müssen wir zuerst zum Bahnhof.
I don't know the way exactly; anyway, we have to go to the station first.
Wegen des Regens sind wir später losgefahren, aber wir kamen noch pünktlich an.
Because of the rain, we left later, but we still arrived on time.