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offenbar

apparently

adverb adjective OF-fen-bar Less Common
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Origin: from offen ('open')

Also means

evident

Usage Note

offenbar as an adverb means 'apparently' or 'evidently', signalling an inference. As an adjective it means 'obvious'. Don't confuse it with offensichtlich ('clearly visible'), which is more strongly evidential, or with the verb offenbaren ('to reveal').

Examples

"Er ist offenbar krank."

Natural Translation

He is apparently ill.

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