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unzumutbar: unreasonable — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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unzumutbar

unreasonable

unreasonable or intolerable to expect someone to endure, accept, or perform

IPA/ˈʊnˌtsuːmuːtˌbaːɐ̯/

Primary stress falls on un-, with secondary stress on mut-.

Meaning 1neutral · 90%

unreasonable or intolerable to expect someone to endure, accept, or perform

Die dauerhafte Nachtschicht ohne ausreichende Ruhezeiten ist für die Beschäftigten unzumutbar.

Wegen des Schimmels waren die Wohnbedingungen für die Familie unzumutbar.

Eine Wartezeit von sechs Monaten ist für dringende Fälle unzumutbar.

Unzumutbar evaluates a burden from the affected person's perspective: the key question is whether it is reasonable to expect them to bear it.

— intolerable conditions

unzumutbare Bedingungen

für jemanden unzumutbar sein — to be unreasonable for someone

Use unzumutbar when a burden, condition, or demand exceeds what can fairly be expected of someone.

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What makes a condition unzumutbar?

Unzumutbar evaluates a burden from the affected person's perspective: the key question is whether it is reasonable to expect them to bear it.