Adverb

sozusagen

Translation

so to speak, as it were, in a manner of speaking

Er ist sozusagen der Chef hier.

He is, so to speak, the boss here.

Ich habe die Nacht sozusagen durchgearbeitet.

I worked through the night, so to speak.

sozusagen + [Sentence] so to speak Er ist sozusagen der Chef.

Synonyms: gewissermaßen (in a certain way), quasi (as if)

Composed of 'so' (so), 'zu' (to), and 'sagen' (to say). It literally means 'so to say'.

Break it down: 'so-zu-sagen'. This structure is almost identical to the English phrase 'so to speak' or 'so to say', making it easy to remember.