die Möglichkeit

B1

possibility

English meaning
possibility
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Möglichkeiten
Vocabulary package
Possibility & Probability

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Möglichkeit in a sentence

Sie wollen ans Meer? Da gibt es mehrere Möglichkeiten.

You want to go to the sea? There are several possibilities.

Declension of die Möglichkeit

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Möglichkeitdie Möglichkeiten
Accusativedie Möglichkeitdie Möglichkeiten
Dativeder Möglichkeitden Möglichkeiten
Genitiveder Möglichkeitder Möglichkeiten

Word family

die Möglichkeit is built from möglich (possible). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Möglichkeit comes from

etymologisch: mittelhochdeutsch mügelicheit; zu möglich gebildet, zu Grunde liegt mögen :strukturell: Ableitung vom möglich mit dem Suffix -keit

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Questions about Möglichkeit

Is it der, die or das Möglichkeit?

It is die Möglichkeit — Möglichkeit is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Möglichkeiten.

What is the plural of Möglichkeit?

The plural of die Möglichkeit is die Möglichkeiten.

What is the genitive of Möglichkeit?

The genitive singular is der Möglichkeit. The dative plural is den Möglichkeiten.

What does Möglichkeit mean in English?

die Möglichkeit means "possibility". For example: "Sie wollen ans Meer? Da gibt es mehrere Möglichkeiten." — "You want to go to the sea? There are several possibilities."

What level is Möglichkeit in German?

Möglichkeit is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the possibility & probability vocabulary.

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