unmöglich

== German == === Etymology === un- +‎ möglich; cognate with Hunsrik unmeeghlich, Old Danish umugh(i)likær, Old Norse úmǫguligr, and Old Swedish ōmø̄gheliker === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔʊn.ˈmøː.klɪç/, [ʔʊm.ˈmøː.klɪç] === Adjective === unmöglich (strong nominative masculine singular unmöglicher, comparative unmöglicher, superlative am unmöglichsten) impossible etwas unmöglich machen ― to make something impossible (colloquial, derogatory to varying degrees) ridiculous, improper (not aligned with aesthetic or social norms or expectations) Diese laute Musik ist wirklich unmöglich! ― This loud music is truly unbearable! Er stellt die unmöglichsten Fragen. ― He asks the most ridiculous questions. Du bist heute wirklich unmöglich. ― You really are being insufferable today. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Unmöglichkeit verunmöglichen === Adverb === unmöglich impossibly (sentence adverb) not…possibly, it is not possible for/that… === Further reading === “unmöglich”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “unmöglich” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon