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ungefähr: approximate — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

Dictionaryungefähr

Quality-approved learning entryAdjectiveLevel B1

ungefähr

approximate

approximate rather than exact; close to the real amount, time, or value

IPA/ˈʊnɡəˌfɛːɐ̯/

The main stress follows standard German pronunciation.

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Meaning 1neutral · 86%

approximate rather than exact; close to the real amount, time, or value

Natural examples

Kannst du mir einen ungefähren Preis nennen?

Die Fahrt dauert ungefähr neunzig Minuten.

Wir rechnen mit ungefähr fünfzig Gästen.

Usage note

Attributively, ungefähr is declined: ein ungefährer Wert, eine ungefähre Zeit. Before numbers it is usually uninflected: ungefähr 50 Euro.

Mini-lesson: Approximate, not exact

ungefähr — approximate — ungefähr: approximate

Use eine ungefähre Zahl for an approximate figure, but ungefähr zehn for 'approximately ten'.

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Form and grammar

Base form: ungefähr
Comparative: —
Superlative: —
Comparison: not applicable
Gradable: No
Before a noun: Yes
After a linking verb: Yes
adverbial: Yes
Opposite: —

As an adjective, ungefähr means 'approximate' and takes adjective endings: eine ungefähre Zahl. The uninflected form ungefähr is also very common adverbially with numbers and time, meaning 'approximately'.

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