Definition
A difficult situation or question that needs a solution.
Translations
- English
- problem
- Français
- problème
- Türkçe
- sorun
- Polski
- problem
- Русский
- проблема
- Українська
- проблема
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Problem
- A1
- Noun
- Communication
- Services & Everyday Tasks
problem
/das pʁoˈbleːm/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Probleme
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- CommunicationPrimaryServices & Everyday Tasks
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Problem ist nicht neu.NominativSing.The problem is not new.
- Wir haben ein kleines Problem.AkkusativSing.We have a small problem.
- Wir sprechen morgen über das Problem.DativSing.We will talk about the problem tomorrow.
- Die Ursache des Problems ist noch unklar.GenitivSing.The cause of the problem is still unclear.
- Die Probleme werden nach und nach gelöst.NominativPlur.The problems are being solved one by one.
- Wir besprechen die Probleme morgen.AkkusativPlur.We will discuss the problems tomorrow.
- Bei technischen Problemen hilft der Support.DativPlur.Support helps with technical problems.
- Die Ursachen der Probleme sind noch unklar.GenitivPlur.The causes of the problems are still unclear.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Problem/pʁoˈbleːm/
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Article phrase
das Problem/das pʁoˈbleːm/
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Plural
Probleme/pʁoˈbleːmə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Problem | die Probleme |
| Akkusativ | das Problem | die Probleme |
| Dativ | dem Problem | den Problemen |
| Genitiv | des Problems | der Probleme |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationein Problem haben
- Collocationein Problem lösen
- Collocationein ernstes Problem
- Verb constructionjemandem ein Problem bereiten + Dativ
- Sentence patternDas Problem lässt sich gemeinsam lösen.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymSchwierigkeit — difficulty
A Problem is a difficult task or situation; Schwierigkeit refers more specifically to the Schwierigkeit itself.
- Semantically relatedFall — case
A Fall here refers to the concrete occurrence of a situation; a Problem additionally emphasizes that a difficult question must be solved.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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