scheinbar

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German

 scheinbar on German Wikipedia

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaɪ̯nbaːɐ̯/
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Adverb

scheinbar

  1. apparently (seemingly)
    Synonyms: vermeintlich, angeblich
    Die Sonne dreht sich scheinbar um die Erde.
    Seemingly, the Sun revolves around the Earth.

Adjective

scheinbar (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular scheinbarer, not comparable)

  1. apparent, seeming
    Synonyms: Schein-, Pseudo-, vermeintlich, angeblich
    Diese Lösung ist nur eine scheinbare Lösung.
    This solution only appears to be a solution.

Usage notes

Scheinbar means that something merely seems to be true but is not actually true, whereas anscheinend means that something seems to be true with nothing at present to suggest that it is not in fact true. In everyday usage, the two words are often mistakenly treated as synonyms; this can result in situations in which the meaning perceived by the listener is actually the opposite of the meaning intended by the speaker.

Declension

Positive forms of scheinbar (uncomparable, no predicate)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative — — — —
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative scheinbarer scheinbare scheinbares scheinbare
genitive scheinbaren scheinbarer scheinbaren scheinbarer
dative scheinbarem scheinbarer scheinbarem scheinbaren
accusative scheinbaren scheinbare scheinbares scheinbare
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der scheinbare die scheinbare das scheinbare die scheinbaren
genitive des scheinbaren der scheinbaren des scheinbaren der scheinbaren
dative dem scheinbaren der scheinbaren dem scheinbaren den scheinbaren
accusative den scheinbaren die scheinbare das scheinbare die scheinbaren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein scheinbarer eine scheinbare ein scheinbares (keine) scheinbaren
genitive eines scheinbaren einer scheinbaren eines scheinbaren (keiner) scheinbaren
dative einem scheinbaren einer scheinbaren einem scheinbaren (keinen) scheinbaren
accusative einen scheinbaren eine scheinbare ein scheinbares (keine) scheinbaren

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