sowieso
Translation
anyway, in any case, anyhow
Examples
Ich komme sowieso später.
I'm coming later anyway.
Das weiß ich sowieso.
I know that anyway.
Grammar Patterns
..., sowieso ... ..., anyway, ... I can't come, I don't have time anyway.
Similar Words
Synonyms: ohnehin, jedenfalls, trotzdem
Etymology
A compound of 'so wie so', literally 'so as so', meaning 'in one way as in another', hence 'in any case'.
Memory Tips
Think of it as 'so-way-so'. This way or that way, it's so. It doesn't matter which way, it's happening 'anyway'.