No. 621 in Dutch
onmogelijk
Impossible.
In a sentence
Het is onmogelijk om zonder vleugels te vliegen.
It is impossible to fly without wings.
In this sentence, "onmogelijk" is used adjectively to describe an action that cannot be done under natural circumstances.
Zijn gedrag maakte het onmogelijk om rustig te blijven.
His behavior made it impossible to remain calm.
Here, "onmogelijk" is used to describe a situation or condition that leads to a lack of feasibility or practicability.
Het leek onmogelijk, maar we hebben het toch gehaald.
It seemed impossible, but we managed to achieve it after all.
In this example, "onmogelijk" is used to express doubt or difficulty in achieving a certain outcome, emphasizing the improbability.
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