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etwa
"etwa" means "approximately" in German. It is number 483 on the frequency list, in A2 (adv).
- Meaning
- approximately; for instance; by any chance, possibly
- IPA
- /ˈɛtva/
- Level
- A2
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Example sentences
- Hier sind etwa 10 Jungs.
Here are about ten boys.
Tatoeba: Wolf / \N - Kommst du etwa nicht?
Are you not coming?
Tatoeba: Naina / CK - In etwa verstehe ich es.
I sort of understand.
Tatoeba: Zaghawa / CK
Learned together
In the course, "etwa" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.