heillos
utter
Very large in scale and severe; so bad that hardly any order or improvement is possible.
EXAMPLE
Nach der Party herrschte in der Küche ein heilloses Durcheinander.
After the party, the kitchen was in complete chaos.
heillos
utter / hopeless
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Meanings
heillos
completely / hopelessly
Colloquial: completely or hopelessly; to a very great degree.
EXAMPLE
Nach dem Umzug war die Wohnung heillos überfüllt.
After moving, the apartment was hopelessly overcrowded.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry heillos, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | heillos |
|---|
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
Meaning
'Heillos' (utter) describes a very serious situation in which hardly any order or improvement is possible. It is often used before words such as 'Durcheinander' (chaos) or 'Verwirrung' (confusion).
EXAMPLE
Nach dem Stromausfall herrschte im Gebäude ein heilloses Durcheinander.
After the power outage, the building was in complete chaos.
Context clue
Before adjectives or participles, 'heillos' (completely / hopelessly) intensifies a quality and means 'völlig' (completely) or 'in sehr starkem Maß' (to a very great degree). It often appears before words such as 'überfüllt' (overcrowded) or 'überfordert' (overwhelmed).
EXAMPLE
Vor der Prüfung war er heillos überfordert.
He was completely overwhelmed before the exam.
Der kleine Saal war heillos überfüllt.
The small hall was hopelessly overcrowded.
Typical collocations
Typical collocations include 'ein heilloses Durcheinander' (complete chaos), 'heillose Verwirrung' (complete confusion), 'heillos überfordert' (completely overwhelmed), and 'heillos zerstritten' (bitterly divided). The intensifying use is mainly colloquial.
EXAMPLE
Nach dem Streit waren die beiden heillos zerstritten.
After the argument, the two of them were bitterly divided.
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