etwa

German

Etymology

Ousted etwan in the nineteenth century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛtva]

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Adverb

etwa

1. approximately
2. for instance
3. by any chance
4. (modal) really (expresses the expectation of a negative answer)

   Willst du etwa schon gehen?

   Do you really want to leave so soon?

Synonyms

• (approximately): in etwa

Related terms

• etwas
• etwaig
• in etwa

See also

• rund
• geschätzt
• ungefähr

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Nzadi

Noun

etwâ (plural atwâ)

1. bag

Noun

etwâ (plural etwâ)

1. banana cluster

Further reading

• Crane, Thera, Larry Hyman, Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN