unimaginable
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unimaginable
So extreme, large, terrible, or different that one cannot imagine or comprehend it.
Die Ausmaße der Zerstörung nach dem Erdbeben waren unvorstellbar.
The scale of the destruction after the earthquake was unimaginable.
The word is made up of the prefix 'un-' and 'vorstellbar' (imaginable). 'Vorstellbar' comes from the verb 'sich etwas vorstellen' (to imagine something). So 'unvorstellbar' literally means that you cannot picture or imagine it in your mind.
Es ist für mich unvorstellbar, ohne Musik zu leben.
It is unimaginable for me to live without music.
'Unvorstellbar' can be used as an adjective before a noun or as an adverb to intensify an adjective or verb. As an adverb, it remains unchanged.
Sie hat eine unvorstellbare Summe im Lotto gewonnen.
She won an unimaginable sum in the lottery.
A very common construction is 'Es ist unvorstellbar, dass ...' (It is unimaginable that ...). This introduces a subordinate clause that describes the unimaginable situation.
Es ist unvorstellbar, dass er die Prüfung bestanden hat, ohne zu lernen.
It is unimaginable that he passed the exam without studying.
incredible
Unglaublich and unvorstellbar can both be reactions to an extreme degree. Unvorstellbar emphasizes that the extent can hardly be grasped mentally; unglaublich can have the same effect, but it is also used simply as an emotional intensifier meaning “extremely.”
Der Schaden nach dem Sturm war so groß, dass sein ganzes Ausmaß unvorstellbar blieb.
The damage after the storm was so extensive that its full extent was impossible to imagine.
Der Schaden nach dem Sturm war unglaublich hoch.
The damage after the storm was incredibly severe.
