No. 1,036 in Catalan
quasi
Almost.
In a sentence
Quasi he acabat el projecte.
I have almost finished the project.
The word 'quasi' here indicates that the action of finishing is nearly complete.
Quasi tots els assistents van arribar puntuals.
Almost all the attendees arrived on time.
In this sentence, 'quasi' modifies 'tots' to express that the majority but not absolutely all arrived on time.
Era tan impressionant que quasi no vaig poder parlar.
It was so impressive that I could barely speak.
Here, 'quasi' is used to convey a sense of hardly or just barely in the described situation.
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