ausweglos
hopeless
Offering no way to escape or resolve a difficult or unpleasant situation; without hope.
EXAMPLE
Die Verhandlungen schienen in eine ausweglose Lage zu führen.
The negotiations seemed to be leading to a hopeless situation.
ausweglos
hopeless
ausweglos – auswegloser – am ausweglosesten
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry ausweglos, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | ausweglos |
|---|---|
| comparative | auswegloser |
| superlative | am ausweglosesten |
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
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Usage tips
Word structure
'Ausweglos' (hopeless) consists of 'Ausweg' (way out) and '-los' (-less). The suffix '-los' indicates that something is missing: here, there is no way out of a difficult situation.
EXAMPLE
Ohne Unterstützung schien ihre Lage ausweglos.
Without support, her situation seemed hopeless.
Typical collocations
Typical combinations are 'eine ausweglose Lage' (a hopeless situation) and 'eine ausweglose Situation' (a hopeless situation). The phrase 'in eine ausweglose Lage geraten' (to end up in a hopeless situation) describes how someone comes to be in this state.
EXAMPLE
Durch die hohen Schulden geriet die Familie in eine ausweglose Lage.
The family's heavy debts left them in a hopeless situation.
Qualified statement
The combination 'scheinbar ausweglos' (seemingly hopeless) suggests that, despite the initial impression, there might be a solution. Pay attention to 'scheinbar' (seemingly) so that you do not interpret the statement as a definitive judgment.
EXAMPLE
Für das scheinbar ausweglose Problem fanden wir schließlich doch eine Lösung.
We eventually found a solution to the seemingly hopeless problem after all.
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