mit Müh und Not

Based on: Mühe, Not
Phrase
1.

barely

(Only in the sense of "barely making it". You made it with "pain and emergency".)
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Examples
  • I was so drunk last night I just barely made it home (lit.: with painful effort)
  • Ich war gestern so betrunken,  ich hab es nur mit Müh und Not nach Hause geschafft.
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Word of the Day – ” die Mühe”

"sich Mühe geben" is the main German translation for "making an effort". But what is Mühe? And why is the verb reflexive. Today, we'll learn all about this.

Vocab: die Mühe, mühelos, sich Mühe geben, sich bemühen

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The meaning of “Not” and “nötig”

We’ll look at the family of die Not and find lots of necessary words - literally :).

Vocab: die Not, notwendig, nötig, benötigen, der Notfall

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How many meanings does the German word 'mit Müh und Not' have?

mit Müh und Not has 1 distinct meaning: 1. barely.

What is 'mit Müh und Not' related to?

The word 'mit Müh und Not' is related to Mühe and Not.

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Word of the Day – ” die Mühe”
"sich Mühe geben" is the main German translation for "making an effort". But what is Mühe? And why is the verb reflexive. Today, we'll learn all about this.
Vocab: die Mühe, mühelos, sich Mühe geben, sich bemühen
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The meaning of “Not” and “nötig”
We’ll look at the family of die Not and find lots of necessary words - literally :).
Vocab: die Not, notwendig, nötig, benötigen, der Notfall
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