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ziemlich

quite

adverb TSEEM-likh Less Common
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Also means

fairly

Usage Note

ziemlich softens an adjective to mean 'fairly' or 'rather', as in ziemlich gut ('pretty good'). In the phrase ziemlich viel it leans toward 'quite a lot', and colloquially so ziemlich alles means 'just about everything'.

Examples

"Das war ziemlich teuer."

Natural Translation

That was quite expensive.

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