No. 284 in German
insgesamt
"Altogether" or "in total."
In a sentence
Insgesamt waren zwanzig Personen bei der Veranstaltung.
In total, twenty people were at the event.
Here, 'insgesamt' is used to provide a summary or total count.
Das Buch ist insgesamt recht interessant, auch wenn es einige Schwächen hat.
The book is overall quite interesting, even though it has some weaknesses.
'Insgesamt' here is used to express a general or overall impression of the book.
Er hat diese Woche insgesamt fünf Artikel geschrieben.
This week, he wrote a total of five articles.
In this sentence, 'insgesamt' quantifies the total number of articles written, emphasizing the sum.
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