# quasi

quasi is a German adverb meaning “as it were”.

## In other languages

- Русский: якобы, будто бы, чуть ли не

## Meanings

1. as it were, so to speak, effectively, essentially; used to mark a description as figurative, simplified or otherwise not to be taken as absolute, but illustrative of an important point
2. as good as, basically, virtually, more or less; used to describe a process or change of state that has not been technically completed, but the remainder is considered minor or a mere formality
   - Ich bin mit dem Studium quasi fertig. — I'm as good as done with my degree.
3. _vergleichend · Einleitung eines Gleichnisses oder einer Übertreibung_ quasi; sort of; virtually; so to say; so to speak
   - Ich bin quasi der Kaiser vom Schrottplatz.
4. _abschwächend · eine Annäherung oder starke Tendenz ausdrückend_ practically; virtually; pretty much; as good as; basically; more or less; kind of

## Examples

- Wir sind quasi eine Familie. — We're practically family.
- Musik ist Marias Leben; die Schule läuft quasi nebenher. — Music is Mary's life; school is almost an afterthought.
- Die Battieren hier sind noch völlig unverbraucht. Sie sind quasi neu. — These batteries are still fully charged. They're as good as new.
- Ich habe Esperanto quasi spielend gelernt. — I learned Esperanto almost as a game.
- Dank des Internets kann man quasi alles lernen. — Thanks to the Internet, you can learn virtually anything.

---
Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/quasi