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Schwierigkeit

difficulty

noun SHVEE-rikh-kait Less Common
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Also means

trouble

Usage Note

Schwierigkeit is built from the adjective schwierig ('difficult') plus the abstract suffix -keit, which always makes a feminine noun. You often run into the plural in Schwierigkeiten haben ('to be having trouble') or in Schwierigkeiten geraten ('to get into difficulties').

Examples

"Wir haben große Schwierigkeiten."

Natural Translation

We have great difficulties.

Literal Translation

We have great difficulties.

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