De toute façon is a commonly used adverbial phrase meaning anyway, anyhow and in any case.

De toute façon

anyway, anyhow

De toute façon

Example sentences

For this first sentence, the pronoun y has many usages, one of which is to mean “there”.

De toute façon, je pense que c’est une bonne idée d’y aller.

Anyway, I think it’s a good idea to go.

Ce n’est même pas important, de toute façon.

It’s not very important anyhow.

Related lessons

Quand même – still, anyway
Au cas où – Just in case

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