noun
difficulty, problem
B1
Feminine noun meaning 'difficulty' or 'problem'. Article: die Schwierigkeit; plural: Schwierigkeiten. Declines regularly: nominative/accusative plural die Schwierigkeiten, dative den Schwierigkeiten, genitive der Schwierigkeiten. Common collocations: 'Schwierigkeiten haben' (to have difficulties) and 'in Schwierigkeiten sein' (to be in trouble). Used in both formal and informal contexts.
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Die größte Schwierigkeit war, einen Termin zu finden.
The biggest difficulty was finding an appointment.
Die größte Schwierigkeit bei diesem Projekt ist die Finanzierung.
The biggest difficulty with this project is financing.
Wir hatten ein technisches Problem, aber keine echte Schwierigkeit.
We had a technical issue, but not a real problem.
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Picture a steep hill labeled 'Schwierigkeit' that you must climb to reach the goal.
Die Schwierigkeit — imagine a female teacher pointing out a difficult homework problem (die = female).
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A feminine noun meaning a difficulty or problem. Plural is häufig used to talk about various issues (Schwierigkeiten).