inexhaustible
unerschöpflich – unerschöpflicher – am unerschöpflichsten
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inexhaustible
So abundant that it cannot be used up or exhausted. The word is used for supplies and sources as well as figuratively for qualities, energy, or ideas.
Ihre unerschöpfliche Energie beeindruckt das ganze Team.
Her inexhaustible energy impresses the whole team.
| basic form | unerschöpflich |
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| comparative | unerschöpflicher |
| superlative | am unerschöpflichsten |
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| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
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| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
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In „unerschöpflich“ (inexhaustible), you can recognize the stem „erschöpf-“ from „erschöpfen“ (to exhaust). The prefix „un-“ negates the possibility of using something up completely.
Auch die Wasservorräte dieser Region sind nicht unerschöpflich.
Even this region’s water supplies are not inexhaustible.
With personal qualities, „unerschöpfliche Geduld“ (inexhaustible patience), „unerschöpfliche Fantasie“ (inexhaustible imagination), and „unerschöpfliche Energie“ (inexhaustible energy) are typical collocations. They often express admiration.
Mit unerschöpflicher Geduld beantwortete sie die Fragen der Kinder.
With inexhaustible patience, she answered the children’s questions.
A common pattern is „ein unerschöpflicher Vorrat an“ (an inexhaustible supply of), followed by the dative. It is also used figuratively, for example with „Ideen“ (ideas) or „Geschichten“ (stories).
Unser Großvater hat einen unerschöpflichen Vorrat an lustigen Geschichten.
Our grandfather has an inexhaustible supply of funny stories.
