Notwithstanding oldukça ilginç bir bağlaç. Despite ve in spite of gibi isimlerle kullanılabiliyor. Üstelik isimlerin önüne gelebildiği gibi arkasına da gelebiliyor (postpositive kullanım). Bunun yanı sıra although, even though vb. gibi yanına cümle alarak zıtlık göstermekle kalmıyor, aynı zamanda however, nevertheless vb. gibi sentence connector olup iki cümlenin arasına gelerek onları da zıtlık ilişkisiyle birbirine bağlayabiliyor. İşte Oxford İngilizce sözlüğünden açıklamalar:
PREPOSITION
In spite of.
‘notwithstanding the evidence, the consensus is that the jury will not reach a verdict’
[postpositive]‘injuries notwithstanding, he won the semi-final match’
ADVERB
Nevertheless; in spite of this.
‘she tells us she is an intellectual; notwithstanding, she is a beauty queen’
CONJUNCTION
Although; in spite of the fact that.
‘notwithstanding that the hall was packed with bullies, our champion played on steadily and patiently’
in spite of, despite, regardless of, for all nevertheless, nonetheless, even so, all the same, in spite of that, in spite of this, despite that, despite this, after everything, however, still, yet, be that as it may, having said that, that said, for all that, just the same, anyway, in any event, at any rate, at all events, when all is said and done although, in spite of the fact that, despite the fact that, even though, though
