De moeilijkheid
Example: De moeilijkheid van deze wiskundeopgave is verrassend hoog.
Definition
"De moeilijkheid" refers to the level of difficulty or challenge involved in a task or situation. It indicates how hard or complicated something is to understand, solve, or accomplish, as in the example phrase: The difficulty of this math problem is surprisingly high.
Etymology
The Dutch term "de moeilijkheid" comes from the adjective "moeilijk," meaning difficult, combined with the suffix "-heid," which forms nouns indicating a state or condition. So, "de moeilijkheid" literally means 'the state of being difficult.' Did you know this construction is common in Dutch to create abstract nouns from adjectives?
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"De moeilijkheid" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (B1) - set 2", containing 113 commonly used words.
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