Polyglot Dictionary

Problem

/pʁoˈbleːm/

das noun A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Probleme

Meaning

  1. problem

    • Wir haben ein kleines Problem.

      We have a small problem.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Ärger

Ärger is trouble, anger, or annoyance; in the sense of "trouble," it overlaps with the neutral Problem.

Similar in other languages

French

problème

problème is the French word for the same thing — both mean "problem."

Portuguese

problema

problema is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "problem."

Practice

1 What does Problem mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir haben ein kleines ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Problem?

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