verzwickt
tricky
Difficult to solve or understand because several problems or circumstances are connected with one another.
EXAMPLE
Die Polizei steht vor einem verzwickten Fall.
The police are faced with a tricky case.
verzwickt
tricky
verzwickt – verzwickter – am verzwicktesten
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry verzwickt, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | verzwickt |
|---|---|
| comparative | verzwickter |
| superlative | am verzwicktesten |
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 |
Add the ending to verzwickt.
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 |
Add the ending to verzwickt.
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 |
Add the ending to verzwickt.
Usage tips
Typical sentence pattern
With “Das Verzwickte daran ist, dass …” (The tricky thing about it is that …), you can explain exactly what makes a problem difficult. In this pattern, “Verzwickte” is used as a noun and capitalized.
EXAMPLE
Das Verzwickte daran ist, dass wir beide Termine gleichzeitig einhalten müssen.
The tricky thing about it is that we have to keep both appointments at the same time.
Language style
“Verzwickt” is colloquial and works well in personal conversations about difficulties. It is also used in informal written texts.
EXAMPLE
Das ist ja verzwickt – wie kommen wir jetzt an unseren Schlüssel?
That’s tricky – how are we going to get our key now?
Typical collocations
Common collocations include “eine verzwickte Lage” (a tricky situation), “eine verzwickte Situation” (a tricky situation), “ein verzwickter Fall” (a tricky case), and “eine verzwickte Frage” (a tricky question). With “in einer verzwickten Lage stecken” (to be in a tricky situation), you describe someone’s difficult circumstances.
EXAMPLE
Seit er den beiden Freunden unterschiedliche Dinge versprochen hat, steckt er in einer verzwickten Lage.
Since he promised the two friends different things, he is in a tricky situation.
In real life
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