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Indem oder sodass?

Hi, I was wondering when should I use "indem" or "sodass" in a sentence. I understand these two have a similar meaning but I don't understand when should I use which. Thanks a lot!

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  •  Last mensis
    Indem definite a simultaneous action.
    Indem er seine Hausaufgaben erledigt, hört er Musik.
    So dass/ sodass definite an action what has consequence. You use ”so dass” when it’s a adjective ” du isst zu viel, dass du zugenommen hast” but you use sodass in all normal sentence ” du gehst nie draußen,sodass du dich einfach verloren hast”
  • Duc_ profile picture Duc_Last mensis
    D’accord. Instead of ”so daß” one also might write ”damit”.
la-petite-sirene profile picture la-petite-sireneOctober 2018
indem implies simultaneity
so dass implies a consequence
la-petite-sirene profile picture la-petite-sireneOctober 2018
I never heard indem before. Reverso dictionary gives this translation :
indem in•dem
1 conj
a (=während der ganzen Zeit) while, whilst (Brit) liter
(=in dem Augenblick) as
indem er sich hinsetzte, sagte er ... sitting down, he said ..., as he sat down he said ...
b (=dadurch, dass)
indem man etw macht by doing sth
2 adv
old meanwhile, (in the) meantime
so dass just means the same as "so that"