About, approximately, after all - Etwa (The 181st Most Common German Word)

The German word for About, approximately, after all is Etwa. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 181st most commonly used word in German. It can be used as adverb. This word often comes up when talking about location & place, numbers & quantity. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Our app contains over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common German words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

en English: about, approximately, after all

de German: etwa

Examples

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He made me wait for about half an hour. Er ließ mich etwa eine halbe Stunde warten.
He will arrive there about five o'clock. Er wird um etwa 5 Uhr dort ankommen.
There are about a thousand students in all. Es gibt insgesamt etwa tausend Studenten.
The island is about two miles off the coast. Die Insel liegt etwa zwei Meilen von der Küste entfernt.
It's about two miles. Es ist etwa zwei Meilen.
I got up about five. Ich stand etwa um fünf auf.
Nikko is situated about seventy five miles north of Tokyo. Nikkō liegt etwa hundertzwanzig Kilometer nördlich von Tōkyō.
He came about two. Er kam etwa um zwei.

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About, approximately, after all - Etwa (The 181st Most Common German Word)
He came about four o'clock. Er kam um etwa vier Uhr.
Tom walks about fifteen miles a day. Tom geht am Tag etwa vierundzwanzig Kilometer.
Belgrade has about 2 million inhabitants. Belgrad hat etwa zwei Millionen Einwohner.
This dictionary has about 40,000 entries. Dieses Wörterbuch hat etwa 40.000 Einträge.
My cat weighs about ten pounds. Meine Katze wiegt etwa fünf Kilo.
We have a low tide approximately every six hours. Etwa alle sechs Stunden ist Ebbe.
Tom is about my size. Tom ist etwa so groß wie ich.
Iceland has an area of about 103,000 square kilometres. Island ist etwa 103000 Quadratkilometer groß.
About 80 million bacteria are transferred during a 10 second kiss. Während eines zehnsekündigen Kusses werden etwa achtzig Millionen Bakterien übertragen.
The flight to Boston should take about ninety minutes. Der Flug nach Boston sollte etwa neunzig Minuten dauern.
It's about three inches wide. Es ist etwa acht Zentimeter breit.
It's about three inches in diameter. Es hat einen Durchmesser von etwa acht Zentimetern.
It's about thirty yards ahead. Es ist etwa 30 Meter weiter.

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About, approximately, after all - Etwa (The 181st Most Common German Word)

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