unbegreiflich

Based on: begreifen
Adjective
1.

unfathomable, incomprehensible

(It's about grasping intelectually, not just about sensory perception.)
Examples
  • "Es ist mir unbegreiflich, wie man ohne Butter so eine leckere Soße machen kann.""Ich sage nur... Einhorn, 3 Bier und 1 Stunde warten.""Ihhhhh!!!"
  • "It's unfathomable to me, how one can make such a tasty sauce without butter.""All I'm gonna say is ... unicorn, 3 beers and waiting for an hour.""Ewwwww!!!"
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The Meaning and Family of “greifen”

"greifen" is one of the German words for "grabbing" besides "fassen". And especially the relatives of "greifen" are really useful - like der Griff, begreifen or ahngreifen.

Vocab: greifen, der Griff, der Greif, Griffin, angreifen, der Angriff, begreifen, der Begriff, durchgreifen, ergreifen, übergriffig, eingreifen, zugreifen

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How many meanings does the German word 'unbegreiflich' have?

unbegreiflich has 1 distinct meaning: 1. unfathomable, incomprehensible.

What is 'unbegreiflich' related to?

The word 'unbegreiflich' is related to begreifen.

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The Meaning and Family of “greifen”
"greifen" is one of the German words for "grabbing" besides "fassen". And especially the relatives of "greifen" are really useful - like der Griff, begreifen or ahngreifen.
Vocab: greifen, der Griff, der Greif, Griffin, angreifen, der Angriff, begreifen, der Begriff, durchgreifen, ergreifen, übergriffig, eingreifen, zugreifen
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