quand même

Meaning

Says the action happened despite the obstacle. Comes AFTER the verb, often at the end.

Position and punctuation

within the sentence · no comma

Example

Il pleuvait, mais nous sommes quand même allés à l'exposition.

It was raining, but we went to the exhibition anyway.

In the DELF

the B2 oral presentation

The trap

Quand même does NOT open a sentence like a connector: it follows the conjugated verb. In initial position it marks indignation, which is spoken only.