Vocabulary
scheinbar
/ˈʃaɪ̯nbaːɐ̯/· adjective
seeming, apparent (but not real)
Scheinbar — it only looks like it; anscheinend means it probably is so.
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scheinbar
seemingly (but not really)
Die Aufgabe ist nur scheinbar einfach.
The task only seems easy.
Word family
scheinbarder Scheinappearanceanscheinendapparentlyscheinento seem; to shine
Common combinations
- scheinbar einfachdeceptively simple
- nur scheinbaronly seemingly
- ein scheinbarer Widerspruchan apparent contradiction
Real examples
- Er blieb scheinbar ruhig, aber innerlich kochte er.He stayed seemingly calm, but inside he was seething.
- Das ist nur ein scheinbarer Widerspruch.That's only an apparent contradiction.
- Die Lösung ist scheinbar einfach.The solution looks deceptively simple.
