die Schwierigkeit

B1

difficulty

English meaning
difficulty
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Schwierigkeiten
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Schwierigkeit in a sentence

Ich hatte große Schwierigkeiten, einen Parkplatz zu bekommen.

I had great difficulty finding a parking spot.

Declension of die Schwierigkeit

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Schwierigkeitdie Schwierigkeiten
Accusativedie Schwierigkeitdie Schwierigkeiten
Dativeder Schwierigkeitden Schwierigkeiten
Genitiveder Schwierigkeitder Schwierigkeiten

Word family

die Schwierigkeit is built from schwierig (difficult). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Schwierigkeit comes from

Das Wort ist seit dem 18. Jahrhundert belegt; es knüpft an frühneuhochdeutsch schwerig-, schwierigkeit „Vereiterung“ und spätmittelhochdeutsch swǣrecheit „Schwere, Beschwerlichkeit“ an.

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Questions about Schwierigkeit

Is it der, die or das Schwierigkeit?

It is die Schwierigkeit — Schwierigkeit is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Schwierigkeiten.

What is the plural of Schwierigkeit?

The plural of die Schwierigkeit is die Schwierigkeiten.

What is the genitive of Schwierigkeit?

The genitive singular is der Schwierigkeit. The dative plural is den Schwierigkeiten.

What does Schwierigkeit mean in English?

die Schwierigkeit means "difficulty". For example: "Ich hatte große Schwierigkeiten, einen Parkplatz zu bekommen." — "I had great difficulty finding a parking spot."

What level is Schwierigkeit in German?

Schwierigkeit is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the problems & solutions vocabulary.

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