noun#9,568 by frequency
das Übel
/ˈʔyːbl̩/
a problem, an unfavorable result, something causing suffering or unpleasantness, an evil; illness; suffering
- genitive
- des Übels
- plural
- die Übel
Meanings
- 1
a problem, an unfavorable result, something causing suffering or unpleasantness, an evil
Das ist ein notwendiges Übel.
It's a necessary evil.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Geld ist die Wurzel allen Übels.
Money is the root of all evil.
Tatoeba · Esperantostern · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
illness; suffering
- 3
bad — an economic good with a negative pricerare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dasÜbel | dieÜbel |
| accusative | dasÜbel | dieÜbel |
| dative | demÜbel | denÜbeln |
| genitive | desÜbels | derÜbel |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.