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German Word of the Day for Beginners

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ungefähr (adv)  approximately, about, around, more or less, roughly
ungefähr (adj)  approximate, rough

Wir brauchen ungefähr zwei Stunden dafür.
It will take us about two hours. (We'll need roughly two hours for that.)

Related: circa / zirka circa, roughly, etwa about, more or less, nicht von ungefähr no accident, not by chance

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