Vokabahn

etwa

A2 Adverb frequency rank #152

What etwa means

Adverb

  1. approximately
  2. for instance
  3. by any chance, possibly
  4. really; expresses surprise or the expectation of a negative answer

Pronunciation

etwa in a sentence

Was glauben Sie, wie lange das etwa dauern wird?

About how long do you think that it'll take?

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etwa is A2 German — still elementary vocabulary, ranked #152 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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