vielmehr
Advanced Chunks – Category 7

Meaning

Used to correct or refine a previous statement by introducing a more accurate or alternative piece of information.

Primary Function

Correcting or refining a statement

Communicative Purpose

To replace a previous statement with a more accurate or alternative piece of information to avoid misunderstandings

Pattern

vielmehr

Core Structure

vielmehr

Função primária

Correcting or refining a statement

Propósito comunicativo

To replace a previous statement with a more accurate or alternative piece of information to avoid misunderstandings

Situações de gatilho

Discussions where a statement needs correction, explanations requiring precision, debates where an alternative is proposed

Contextos

formal conversations, written texts, academic discussions, debates

Padrão

vielmehr

Estrutura central

vielmehr

Slots de substituição

no variable parts – stands alone or is followed by a corrective clause

Colocados típicos

  • aber
  • sondern
  • jedoch
  • vielmehr als
  • nicht nur... sondern auch

Substituições comuns

  • sondern (in certain contexts
  • but less formal)
  • eher (more informal)

Erros comuns

Confusion with 'sondern' or 'aber', incorrect placement in the sentence (e.g., at the start without context)

Similar / contraste

sondern, aber, jedoch, stattdessen

Interferências

Learners may incorrectly translate "vielmehr" as "instead" and place it before the verb, which can sound unidiomatic. It is also easy to confuse it with "sondern"; remember that "vielmehr" introduces a correction or more precise statement, not a simple contrast.

Família do chunk

  • sondern
  • aber
  • jedoch
  • stattdessen
  • vielmehr... als

Nuance

Emphasizes correction or precision more strongly than 'sondern' or 'aber' and sounds more formal

Efeito pragmático

Adds a more precise and often formal tone, indicating that the previous statement was incomplete or inaccurate

Dica de memória

introduce correction

Nota

Wird häufig am Satzanfang eingesetzt, gefolgt von einer Aussage, die die vorherige Aussage korrigiert oder präzisiert. Nicht mit 'sondern' verwechseln, das einen Gegensatz einleitet.

Upgrade path

vielmehr... als

Frequência: HighFormulaicidade: FixedTipo de construção: Discourse markerPrioridade de aquisição: Active recallPrioridade de output: OutputTag de espaçamento: Short-term

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