FluentPlex

das Übel

/ˈʔyːbl̩/ noun · neuter C1
  1. a problem, an unfavorable result, something causing suffering or unpleasantness, an evil · Du musst das kleinere Übel wählen. You must choose the lesser evil.· ein notwendiges Übel a necessary evil
  2. bad (an economic good with a negative price)

Genitive des Übels · Plural die Übel

+ Save to review

Noun forms

SingularPlural
Nominativedas Übeldie Übel
Accusativedas Übeldie Übel
Dativedem Übelden Übeln
Genitivedes Übelsder Übel

From the library

Auch viele Deutsche halten den langen Satz inzwischen für ein Übel.
Zur Verteidigung des langen Satzes, p. 1 · C2

Other matches

Learn Übel in real texts

With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.

Create free account
Words, meanings, pronunciations and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.