German word
ziemlich in German sentences
ziemlich means "rather" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Der Weg ist ziemlich lang.
The path is rather long.
Lara ist heute ziemlich müde.
Lara is rather tired today.
Das Zimmer wirkt ziemlich dunkel.
The room seems rather dark.
Wir kommen ziemlich spät an.
We arrive rather late.
Nach dem Regen ist der Boden ziemlich nass.
After the rain, the ground is rather wet.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive ziemlich. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.