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German
Etymology
un- + möglich; cognate with Hunsrik unmeeghlich, Old Danish umugh(i)likær, Old Norse úmǫguligr, and Old Swedish ōmø̄gheliker
Pronunciation
Adjective
unmöglich (strong nominative masculine singular unmöglicher, comparative unmöglicher, superlative am unmöglichsten)
- impossible
- unearthly, outrageous
- ridiculous
Declension
Positive forms of unmöglich
Comparative forms of unmöglich
Superlative forms of unmöglich
Adverb
unmöglich
- impossibly
- (sentence adverb) not…possibly, it is not possible for/that…
Ich kann dir unmöglich helfen.- I cannot possibly help you; It isn’t possible for me to help you.
Further reading
- “unmöglich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “unmöglich” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon