"möglich" meaning in German

See möglich in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmøːklɪç/, [ˈmøːklɪç] Audio: De-möglich.ogg
Etymology: mögen + -lich; cognate with Hunsrik meeghlich Etymology templates: {{suffix|de|mögen|lich}} mögen + -lich, {{cog|hrx|meeghlich}} Hunsrik meeghlich Head templates: {{de-adj}} möglich (strong nominative masculine singular möglicher, not comparable) Inflection templates: {{de-adecl}} Forms: möglicher [masculine, nominative, singular, strong], no-table-tags [table-tags], möglich [masculine, predicative, singular], möglich [feminine, predicative, singular], möglich [neuter, predicative, singular], möglich [plural, predicative], möglicher [masculine, nominative, singular, strong, without-article], mögliche [feminine, nominative, singular, strong, without-article], mögliches [neuter, nominative, singular, strong, without-article], mögliche [nominative, plural, strong, without-article], möglichen [genitive, masculine, singular, strong, without-article], möglicher [feminine, genitive, singular, strong, without-article], möglichen [genitive, neuter, singular, strong, without-article], möglicher [genitive, plural, strong, without-article], möglichem [dative, masculine, singular, strong, without-article], möglicher [dative, feminine, singular, strong, without-article], möglichem [dative, neuter, singular, strong, without-article], möglichen [dative, plural, strong, without-article], möglichen [accusative, masculine, singular, strong, without-article], mögliche [accusative, feminine, singular, strong, without-article], mögliches [accusative, neuter, singular, strong, without-article], mögliche [accusative, plural, strong, without-article], der mögliche [definite, includes-article, masculine, nominative, singular, weak], die mögliche [definite, feminine, includes-article, nominative, singular, weak], das mögliche [definite, includes-article, neuter, nominative, singular, weak], die möglichen [definite, includes-article, nominative, plural, weak], des möglichen [definite, genitive, includes-article, masculine, singular, weak], der möglichen [definite, feminine, genitive, includes-article, singular, weak], des möglichen [definite, genitive, includes-article, neuter, singular, weak], der möglichen [definite, genitive, includes-article, plural, weak], dem möglichen [dative, definite, includes-article, masculine, singular, weak], der möglichen [dative, definite, feminine, includes-article, singular, weak], dem möglichen [dative, definite, includes-article, neuter, singular, weak], den möglichen [dative, definite, includes-article, plural, weak], den möglichen [accusative, definite, includes-article, masculine, singular, weak], die mögliche [accusative, definite, feminine, includes-article, singular, weak], das mögliche [accusative, definite, includes-article, neuter, singular, weak], die möglichen [accusative, definite, includes-article, plural, weak], ein möglicher [includes-article, indefinite, masculine, mixed, nominative, singular], eine mögliche [feminine, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, nominative, singular], ein mögliches [includes-article, indefinite, mixed, neuter, nominative, singular], möglichen [indefinite, mixed, nominative, plural], keine möglichen [includes-article, indefinite, mixed, negative, nominative, plural], eines möglichen [genitive, includes-article, indefinite, masculine, mixed, singular], einer möglichen [feminine, genitive, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, singular], eines möglichen [genitive, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, neuter, singular], möglichen [genitive, indefinite, mixed, plural], keiner möglichen [genitive, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, negative, plural], einem möglichen [dative, includes-article, indefinite, masculine, mixed, singular], einer möglichen [dative, feminine, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, singular], einem möglichen [dative, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, neuter, singular], möglichen [dative, indefinite, mixed, plural], keinen möglichen [dative, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, negative, plural], einen möglichen [accusative, includes-article, indefinite, masculine, mixed, singular], eine mögliche [accusative, feminine, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, singular], ein mögliches [accusative, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, neuter, singular], möglichen [accusative, indefinite, mixed, plural], keine möglichen [accusative, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, negative, plural]
  1. (chiefly predicative, not comparable) possible (what can be done or achieved) Tags: not-comparable, predicative
    Sense id: en-möglich-de-adj-1jb5DnZX
  2. potential; likely Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: allfällig, etwaig, eventuell, vorzustellend
    Sense id: en-möglich-de-adj-4XRepy4~
  3. (colloquial, idiomatic, with alle, alles) a whole bunch of; a great deal of; a lot of; many Tags: colloquial, idiomatic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-möglich-de-adj-jmCGVTLX Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -lich, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 4 11 84 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -lich: 16 10 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 5 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 3 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: baldmöglichst (baldestmöglich), bestmöglich, ermöglichen, möglicherweise, Möglichkeit, möglichst, unmöglich, womöglich, zweitbestmögliche [attributive, rare] Related terms: machbar

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "baldestmöglich",
      "word": "baldmöglichst"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "bestmöglich"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ermöglichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "möglicherweise"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Möglichkeit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "möglichst"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "unmöglich"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "womöglich"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "zweitbestmögliche"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "mögen",
        "3": "lich"
      },
      "expansion": "mögen + -lich",
      "name": "suffix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hrx",
        "2": "meeghlich"
      },
      "expansion": "Hunsrik meeghlich",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "mögen + -lich; cognate with Hunsrik meeghlich",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "möglicher",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "möglich",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "predicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "möglich",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "predicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "möglich",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "predicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "möglich",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "möglicher",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "strong",
        "without-article"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mögliche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "strong",
        "without-article"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mögliches",
      "source": "declension",
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        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "strong",
        "without-article"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mögliche",
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        "strong",
        "without-article"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "strong",
        "without-article"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "möglicher",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular",
        "strong",
        "without-article"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "strong",
        "without-article"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "möglicher",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural",
        "strong",
        "without-article"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "möglichem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "strong",
        "without-article"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "möglicher",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "strong",
        "without-article"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "möglichem",
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        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "strong",
        "without-article"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural",
        "strong",
        "without-article"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "strong",
        "without-article"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mögliche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "strong",
        "without-article"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mögliches",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "strong",
        "without-article"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mögliche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural",
        "strong",
        "without-article"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "der mögliche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "includes-article",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die mögliche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "includes-article",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "das mögliche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "includes-article",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "includes-article",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "des möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "includes-article",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "der möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "includes-article",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "des möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "includes-article",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "der möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "includes-article",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dem möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "includes-article",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "der möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "includes-article",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dem möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "includes-article",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "den möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "includes-article",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "den möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "includes-article",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die mögliche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "includes-article",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "das mögliche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "includes-article",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "includes-article",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ein möglicher",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "includes-article",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "mixed",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eine mögliche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "includes-article",
        "indefinite",
        "mixed",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ein mögliches",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "includes-article",
        "indefinite",
        "mixed",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "mixed",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keine möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "includes-article",
        "indefinite",
        "mixed",
        "negative",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eines möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "includes-article",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "mixed",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "einer möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "includes-article",
        "indefinite",
        "mixed",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eines möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "includes-article",
        "indefinite",
        "mixed",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "mixed",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keiner möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "includes-article",
        "indefinite",
        "mixed",
        "negative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "einem möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "includes-article",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "mixed",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "einer möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "includes-article",
        "indefinite",
        "mixed",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "einem möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "includes-article",
        "indefinite",
        "mixed",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "mixed",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keinen möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "includes-article",
        "indefinite",
        "mixed",
        "negative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "einen möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "includes-article",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "mixed",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eine mögliche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "includes-article",
        "indefinite",
        "mixed",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ein mögliches",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "includes-article",
        "indefinite",
        "mixed",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "mixed",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keine möglichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "includes-article",
        "indefinite",
        "mixed",
        "negative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "möglich (strong nominative masculine singular möglicher, not comparable)",
      "name": "de-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "de-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "machbar"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It is possible to eat unhealthily and stay healthy nonetheless.",
          "text": "Es ist möglich, ungesund zu essen und trotzdem gesund zu bleiben.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The lawyers are not dissatisfied with the progress of the negotiations. An agreement seems possible.",
          "ref": "2010, Der Spiegel, number 32/2010, page 29:",
          "text": "Die Anwälte sind nicht unzufrieden mit dem Verlauf der Verhandlungen. Eine Einigung scheint möglich.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "possible (what can be done or achieved)"
      ],
      "id": "en-möglich-de-adj-1jb5DnZX",
      "links": [
        [
          "possible",
          "possible"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly predicative, not comparable) possible (what can be done or achieved)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The potential consequences of climate change are barely predictable.",
          "text": "Die möglichen Folgen des Klimawandels sind kaum abzusehen.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023, Kai Zehelein, Münchener Kommentar zum BGB, 9th edition, § 556 Rn. 113:",
          "text": "Der Streitwert einer Klage auf Erstellung der Betriebskostenabrechnung richtet sich nach dem BGH (BGH NZM 2017, 358) nach dem Interesse des Mieters an einem möglichen Rückzahlungsanspruch, der gegebenenfalls zu schätzen ist. Das ist insoweit unzutreffend, als dass der Mieter auch ein justiziables Interesse an einer Verringerung des Nachforderungsanspruchs hat, die zum Teil auch in ein Guthaben umschlagen kann. Maßgeblich ist also die potentielle Verbesserung des Ergebnisses zu seinen Gunsten.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "potential; likely"
      ],
      "id": "en-möglich-de-adj-4XRepy4~",
      "links": [
        [
          "potential",
          "potential"
        ],
        [
          "likely",
          "likely"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "allfällig"
        },
        {
          "word": "etwaig"
        },
        {
          "word": "eventuell"
        },
        {
          "word": "vorzustellend"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 11 84",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 10 73",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German terms suffixed with -lich",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 5 90",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 3 93",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "My boyfriend made me listen to a whole bunch of reggae songs yesterday.",
          "text": "Mein Freund hat mir gestern alle möglichen Reggaesongs vorgespielt.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a whole bunch of; a great deal of; a lot of; many"
      ],
      "id": "en-möglich-de-adj-jmCGVTLX",
      "links": [
        [
          "alle",
          "alle#German"
        ],
        [
          "alles",
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}
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    {
      "form": "des möglichen",
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      "form": "dem möglichen",
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    {
      "form": "dem möglichen",
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      "form": "den möglichen",
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        "weak"
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    },
    {
      "form": "den möglichen",
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    {
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    {
      "form": "ein möglicher",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "mixed",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "eine mögliche",
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        "includes-article",
        "indefinite",
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    {
      "form": "ein mögliches",
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    {
      "form": "keine möglichen",
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        "indefinite",
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        "nominative",
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    {
      "form": "eines möglichen",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "einer möglichen",
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        "genitive",
        "includes-article",
        "indefinite",
        "mixed",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eines möglichen",
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    {
      "form": "möglichen",
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    {
      "form": "keiner möglichen",
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      "form": "einem möglichen",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "keinen möglichen",
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      "form": "eine mögliche",
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      "form": "ein mögliches",
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    {
      "form": "keine möglichen",
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    {
      "word": "machbar"
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It is possible to eat unhealthily and stay healthy nonetheless.",
          "text": "Es ist möglich, ungesund zu essen und trotzdem gesund zu bleiben.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The lawyers are not dissatisfied with the progress of the negotiations. An agreement seems possible.",
          "ref": "2010, Der Spiegel, number 32/2010, page 29:",
          "text": "Die Anwälte sind nicht unzufrieden mit dem Verlauf der Verhandlungen. Eine Einigung scheint möglich.",
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        }
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        "(chiefly predicative, not comparable) possible (what can be done or achieved)"
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      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
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        "German terms with usage examples",
        "Requests for translations of German quotations"
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        {
          "english": "The potential consequences of climate change are barely predictable.",
          "text": "Die möglichen Folgen des Klimawandels sind kaum abzusehen.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023, Kai Zehelein, Münchener Kommentar zum BGB, 9th edition, § 556 Rn. 113:",
          "text": "Der Streitwert einer Klage auf Erstellung der Betriebskostenabrechnung richtet sich nach dem BGH (BGH NZM 2017, 358) nach dem Interesse des Mieters an einem möglichen Rückzahlungsanspruch, der gegebenenfalls zu schätzen ist. Das ist insoweit unzutreffend, als dass der Mieter auch ein justiziables Interesse an einer Verringerung des Nachforderungsanspruchs hat, die zum Teil auch in ein Guthaben umschlagen kann. Maßgeblich ist also die potentielle Verbesserung des Ergebnisses zu seinen Gunsten.",
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          "word": "allfällig"
        },
        {
          "word": "etwaig"
        },
        {
          "word": "eventuell"
        },
        {
          "word": "vorzustellend"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German colloquialisms",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "My boyfriend made me listen to a whole bunch of reggae songs yesterday.",
          "text": "Mein Freund hat mir gestern alle möglichen Reggaesongs vorgespielt.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a whole bunch of; a great deal of; a lot of; many"
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          "alle",
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        ],
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          "alles",
          "alles#German"
        ],
        [
          "whole",
          "whole"
        ],
        [
          "bunch",
          "bunch"
        ],
        [
          "great deal",
          "great deal"
        ],
        [
          "lot",
          "lot"
        ],
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        "(colloquial, idiomatic, with alle, alles) a whole bunch of; a great deal of; a lot of; many"
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        "with alle"
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmøːklɪç/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmøːklɪç]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-möglich.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/De-m%C3%B6glich.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "möglich"
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: colloquial, idiomatic, with alle, alles",
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