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sozusagen: so to speak — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

Quality-approved learning entryAdverbLevel B1

sozusagen

so to speak

so to speak; used to signal a figurative or approximate expression

IPA/ˈzoːtsuˌzaːɡn̩/

The main stress follows standard German pronunciation.

Meaning 1neutral · 88%

so to speak; used to signal a figurative or approximate expression

Der Balkon ist im Sommer sozusagen unser zweites Wohnzimmer.

Sie ist sozusagen die rechte Hand der Chefin.

Mit diesem Schritt sind wir sozusagen am Ziel.

sozusagen softens or frames an expression; it does not mean that the statement is false, only that the wording is not fully literal or exact.

Use sozusagen when a label or comparison is useful but not literally exact.

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Why is sozusagen used in unser zweites Wohnzimmer?

sozusagen means “so to speak” and comments on how an expression should be understood, often as figurative or approximate rather than literally exact.