Vocabulary
ungefähr
/ˈʊnɡəfɛːɐ̯/· adverb
about, roughly
How far, how long, how much — when you don't know exactly: ungefähr.
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ungefähr
about, approximately
Das kostet ungefähr zehn Euro.
That costs about ten euros.
Common combinations
- ungefähr zehn Minutenabout ten minutes
- so ungefährmore or less
- ungefähr um achtat about eight
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
etwacirca
↔ Opposites
genau
Real examples
- Der Bus braucht ungefähr zwanzig Minuten.The bus takes about twenty minutes.
- Ich komme ungefähr um acht Uhr.I'll come at about eight o'clock.
- In meiner Klasse sind ungefähr fünfzehn Leute.There are about fifteen people in my class.