Unmöglichkeit

/ˈʊnˌmøːklɪçkaɪ̯t/

die noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Unmöglichkeiten

Meaning

  1. impossibility

    • Die Unmöglichkeit der Aufgabe wurde klar.

      The impossibility of the task became clear.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

imposibilidad

imposibilidad is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "impossibility."

Practice

1 What does Unmöglichkeit mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ der Aufgabe wurde klar.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Unmöglichkeit?

noun

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