Adjective
zumutbar
Pronunciation: /ˈt͡suːmuːtbaːɐ̯/
reasonable, warranted, acceptable
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Meanings
Adjective
- reasonable, warranted, acceptable
Example sentence
Ein Weg von zwei Stunden ist kaum noch zumutbar.
A two-hour journey is hardly reasonable any more.
Word forms
zumutbar
Usage
- jemandem zumutbar sein — Be a reasonable burden or demand for someone; the person is dative.
- zumutbar / unzumutbar — Reasonable to expect versus unreasonable or intolerable.
Eine weitere Wartezeit war den erschöpften Gästen kaum zumutbar.
It was hardly reasonable to expect the exhausted guests to wait any longer.