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die Wahrscheinlichkeit

B2

a probability / likelihood

English meaning
a probability / likelihood
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Wahrscheinlichkeiten
Vocabulary package
Possibility & Probability

Wahrscheinlichkeit in a sentence

Die Wahrscheinlichkeit für Regen morgen beträgt achtzig Prozent.

The probability of rain tomorrow is eighty percent.

Declension of die Wahrscheinlichkeit

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Wahrscheinlichkeitdie Wahrscheinlichkeiten
Accusativedie Wahrscheinlichkeitdie Wahrscheinlichkeiten
Dativeder Wahrscheinlichkeitden Wahrscheinlichkeiten
Genitiveder Wahrscheinlichkeitder Wahrscheinlichkeiten

Word family

die Wahrscheinlichkeit is built from wahrscheinlich (probably, likely). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Wahrscheinlichkeit comes from

Deadjektiv von wahrscheinlich durch Suffigierung des Morphems -keit

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Questions about Wahrscheinlichkeit

Is it der, die or das Wahrscheinlichkeit?

It is die Wahrscheinlichkeit — Wahrscheinlichkeit is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Wahrscheinlichkeiten.

What is the plural of Wahrscheinlichkeit?

The plural of die Wahrscheinlichkeit is die Wahrscheinlichkeiten.

What is the genitive of Wahrscheinlichkeit?

The genitive singular is der Wahrscheinlichkeit. The dative plural is den Wahrscheinlichkeiten.

What does Wahrscheinlichkeit mean in English?

die Wahrscheinlichkeit means "a probability / likelihood". For example: "Die Wahrscheinlichkeit für Regen morgen beträgt achtzig Prozent." — "The probability of rain tomorrow is eighty percent."

What level is Wahrscheinlichkeit in German?

Wahrscheinlichkeit is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the possibility & probability vocabulary.

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