Konjunktion

beziehungsweise

Translation

or rather, respectively, or, alternatively

Ich fahre nach Berlin, beziehungsweise mein Zug fährt.

I'm going to Berlin, or rather my train is going.

Anna und Ben sind 10 bzw. 12 Jahre alt.

Anna and Ben are 10 and 12 years old, respectively.

A, beziehungsweise B A, or rather B I am tired, or rather exhausted.

A and B are X bzw. Y A and B are X and Y, respectively Anna and Ben are 10 bzw. 12 years old.

Synonyms: oder, respektive, genauer gesagt (more precisely)

Composed of 'Beziehung' (relation) and 'Weise' (way/manner). It's used to show a specific relation between things.

Remember it by its parts: it specifies the 'relation' (Beziehung) in a certain 'way' (Weise), either as a correction or a correspondence.