adverb
beinahe
majdnem
Es beschreibt etwas, das fast passiert wäre, aber am Ende doch nicht ganz eingetreten ist.
The German word "beinahe" is an adverb meaning "almost" or "nearly". It is made up of two parts: "bei", meaning "by" or "near," and "nahe", meaning "near" or "close."
Similar words:
- fast (almost)
- quasi (virtually)
- beinahe schon (almost already)
Difference:
- Beinahe and fast are very close in meaning and often interchangeable.
- Quasi is more formal or indicates something that is "as if" or "virtually" the case rather than nearly.
- Beinahe stresses closeness to something happening but not quite reaching it.
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Examples
Wir haben den Zug beinahe verpasst.adverb
Majdnem lekéstük a vonatot.
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