No. 1,956 in German
erfolglos
Unsuccessful.
In a sentence
Die Mannschaft hat erfolglos versucht, das Spiel zu gewinnen.
The team tried unsuccessfully to win the game.
The word 'erfolglos' is used as an adjective describing the team's attempt.
Nach mehreren erfolglosen Versuchen gab er die Idee auf.
After several unsuccessful attempts, he gave up the idea.
Here, 'erfolglos' is used in a compound form to describe the attempts.
Ihre Suche nach dem verlorenen Dokument war erfolglos.
Her search for the lost document was unsuccessful.
In this sentence, 'erfolglos' qualifies the outcome of her search.
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