Sozusagen Translations, meanings and synonyms

"Sozusagen" is mainly used as adverb meaning "so to speak", "as it were" or "virtually". It is also used as particle.

Essential properties of "sozusagen"

Its most important properties are:

It has the meanings and uses detailed below:

"Sozusagen", when used with this meaning, acts as adverb.

Definition: "Used to indicate that an expression should not be taken literally or that it is an approximation. It expresses that something is similar or comparable to what is being said."
Translation(s): so to speak, as it were, virtually, in a manner of speaking
Synonym(s): gewissermaßen, quasi, gleichsam
Related word(s): gewissermaßen, quasi, praktisch

📝 Some usage examples:

Er ist sozusagen der Chef der Abteilung.He is, so to speak, the head of the department.
Das war sozusagen der Anfang vom Ende.That was, as it were, the beginning of the end.
Sie ist sozusagen meine zweite Mutter.She is, so to speak, my second mother.

"Sozusagen", when used with this meaning, acts as particle.

Definition: "Used to soften a statement or to indicate that what is said is an approximation or a manner of speaking."
Translation(s): so to speak, as it were, in a manner of speaking
Synonym(s): gewissermaßen, quasi, gleichsam
Related word(s): irgendwie, gewissermaßen, quasi

📝 Some usage examples:

Das ist sozusagen das Problem.That is, so to speak, the problem.
Ich bin sozusagen fertig mit der Arbeit.I am, so to speak, finished with the work.
Sie war sozusagen die Seele des Unternehmens.She was, so to speak, the soul of the company.