dermaßen

to such a degree, so much

adverb dehr-MAH-sen Rare

Also means

in such a way

Usage Note

dermaßen expresses an extreme or surprising degree, close to so sehr but more emphatic: er war dermaßen müde, dass er einschlief (he was so exhausted that he fell asleep). Common in spoken German.

Examples

"Es regnete dermaßen stark, dass die Straßen überflutet wurden."

Natural Translation

It rained so hard that the streets were flooded.

Literal Translation

It rained to-such-a-degree strongly that the streets flooded became.

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