Die Schwierigkeit
Example: Die Schwierigkeit des Tests hat viele Schüler überrascht.
Definition
"Die Schwierigkeit" refers to the level of challenge or difficulty presented by a task, situation, or problem. It indicates how hard something is to accomplish or understand, as in the phrase 'Die Schwierigkeit des Tests hat viele Schüler überrascht,' meaning the test's difficulty surprised many students.
Etymology
The word "die Schwierigkeit" comes from the German adjective 'schwierig,' which means difficult or hard, combined with the suffix '-keit,' which forms nouns indicating a state or quality. Did you know that "schwierig" itself is related to the Old High German word 'swierig,' meaning hard to handle or troublesome?
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"Die Schwierigkeit" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (B1) - set 2", containing 113 commonly used words.
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