"למרות כל זה, אני שמח."

Translation: Despite all this, I am happy.

[JessicaDellEra]

We don't use "of" after "despite." You could say "In spite of all this..."

[Theresa754142]

Lamrot kol ze, ani sameakh.

[Aaron536616]

Context: coronavirus 2020/21

[a.feld_]

Shouldn't "Despite it all, I am happy" be accepted? Considering the ambiguity of זה meaning that/it as well as this?

[sam.eckmann]

In this particular case, no. Despite it all would be למרות הכל.

[NaftaliFri1]

accepted for me

[firerosearien]

Could it not also be "despite every thing?"

[Hamutaltul]

I disagree with @NaftaliFri1, the general meaning of the sentence is the same, but "Despite all this", "Despite all of this" and "In spite of all this" are much more accurate translation (because "despite every thing" is "למרות הכל" "while the examples means "למרות כל זה")

[tsuj1g1r1]

To elaborate on your point: "Despite all of this" implies you're referring specifically to what you just said, whereas "despite everything" keeps it more open-ended. Still, while I agree that it is a more accurate translation, this is a Hebrew course, not one of semantics, after all, and this sentence does come void of context, so we want to make the experience as focused for the learner as possible. If somebody translates it to "everything", they obviously understand the sentence and should not be penalised.

[NaftaliFri1]

Yes

[ThomBoye]

Mnemonic: Despite this, Lamb wrote, "למרות"