No. 557 in German
ziemlich
Quite; fairly; rather.
In a sentence
Das Haus ist ziemlich groß.
The house is quite large.
In this context, 'ziemlich' is used as an adverb to indicate 'quite', suggesting a noticeable but not excessive degree.
Er war ziemlich überrascht von den Neuigkeiten.
He was quite surprised by the news.
Here, 'ziemlich' modifies the adjective 'überrascht', implying a significant level of surprise.
Die Aufgabe ist ziemlich schwierig zu lösen.
The task is rather difficult to solve.
In this sentence, 'ziemlich' is used to soften the intensity of the adjective 'schwierig', indicating a non-extreme difficulty.
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