言わば (いわば): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

言わば (いわば) means so to speak / as it were.

See example sentences below.

言わば at a glance

言わば

いわばiwaba

N3adv

so to speak / as it were

言わばいわばiwabaN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

so to speak / as it were

Example 1

これは言わば私の夢です。

Translation

This is, so to speak, my dream.

Example 2

言わば彼はチームのリーダーです。

Translation

He is, so to speak, the team leader.