Noun
das Unvermögen
Pronunciation: /ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌmøːɡn̩/
inability, incapacity
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Meanings
Noun
- inability, incapacity
Example sentence
Sein Unvermögen zu warten kostete ihn die Stelle.
His inability to wait cost him the job.
Word forms
singular
das Unvermögen
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Unvermögen
Accusativedas Unvermögen
Dativedem Unvermögen
Genitivedes Unvermögens
Unvermögen has no common plural.
Usage
- das Unvermögen, etwas zu tun — the inability to do something; followed by a zu-infinitive
- Unvermögen / Vermögen — inability versus ability; Vermögen can separately mean wealth
Ihr Unvermögen, die Schrift zu entziffern, ärgerte sie.
Her inability to decipher the writing annoyed her.