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ungefähr

approximate, roughly

adjective UN-ge-fair Rare
Numbers & Measures Quantities

Also means

about

Usage Note

ungefähr most often works as an adverb meaning roughly or about (ungefaehr zehn Kilometer), but also as an attributive adjective: eine ungefaehre Zahl. It softens any quantity to an estimate.

Examples

"Die Reise dauert ungefähr drei Stunden."

Natural Translation

The journey takes roughly three hours.

Literal Translation

The journey lasts roughly three hours.

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