entbehrlich
/ɛntˈbeːɐ̯lɪç/
adjective
C1
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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dispensable
Built from entbehren (to do without) + -lich (-able).
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Das ist entbehrlich.
That is dispensable.
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Made of
- entbehren to do without
- -lich -able
Practice
1 What does entbehrlich mean?
dispensable
2 Fill the gap: Das ist ___.
Full sentence: Das ist entbehrlich. (That is dispensable.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches entbehrlich?
entbehrlich: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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