German Conversation · Level 176
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IPA/ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌʃtɛntlɪç/
Der Text ist unverständlicher als erwartet.
The text is harder to understand than expected.
Ohne Kontext bleibt die Aussage unverständlich.
Without context, the statement remains hard to understand.
A message is like a map with missing links: its words are present, but the route from one idea to the next cannot be followed.
für Nichtfachleute unverständlich
hard for non-specialists to understand
äußerst unverständlich
extremely hard to understand
unklar: A lack of needed information or explanation makes the meaning uncertain.
undeutlich: Poorly articulated speech or expression is difficult to make out.
verwirrend: Information arranged in a tangled way is difficult to follow.
kompliziert: Many parts or steps require considerable effort to understand or handle.
in einer Weise ausgedrückt, die es schwer macht, den Gedankengang nachzuvollziehen.
Unverständlich combines the negative prefix un- with verständlich, which derives from verstehen and the suffix -lich.