Spanish Conversation · Level 186
15 words
Spanish word
incomprensible
Pronunciation
IPA/iŋkompɾenˈsiβle/
Meaning
- adjectiveincomprehensible
Example
El mensaje era incomprensible para todos.
The message was incomprehensible to everyone.
More examples
La explicación resultó incomprensible para varios alumnos.
The explanation proved incomprehensible to several students.
Core concept
A sentence tied in a knot.
Common phrases
resultar incomprensible
prove incomprehensible
absolutamente incomprensible
absolutely incomprehensible
Similar words
confuso: Vague, muddled expression that makes the point hard to grasp.
oscuro: Phrasing or description that is ambiguous and hides the central idea.
críptico: Deliberately enigmatic wording that leaves the meaning to be inferred.
indescifrable: So complexly constructed or encoded that the content cannot be deciphered.
Definition in Spanish
Que resulta imposible de entender debido a su lenguaje, su orden o su complejidad.
Word origin
Formed from the prefix in- 'not' and comprensible 'understandable' (from comprender 'to grasp'), so it names something that cannot be understood.
Usage tips
- Commonly used with es or resulta and frequently appears as 'Es incomprensible que' followed by the subjunctive to express shock or criticism.
Other meanings
- hard to understandadjective
Opposites
- comprensiblecomprehensibleadjective