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problem

See also: Problem and problém

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English probleme, from Middle French probleme, from Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma, “anything thrown forward, hindrance, obstacle, anything projecting, a headland, promontory”), from προβάλλω (probállō, “to throw or lay something in front of someone, to put forward”), from προ- (pro-, “in front of”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw, to cast, to hurl”). Doublet of problema.

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problem (plural problems)

  2. A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
    Synonym: rub
    Hypernyms: challenge, issue, obstacle
    She's leaving because she faced numerous problems to do with racism.
    • 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
      “ […] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
    • 2014 March 7, Nicole Vulser, “Perfume manufacturers must cope with the scarcity of precious supplies”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 190, number 13, page 30:
      The perfume industry is facing a major problem: maintaining constant levels of quality is crucial, but it is increasingly difficult to obtain a regular supply of all the necessary natural ingredients.
    1. An addiction, other substance use disorder, or comparable psychological challenge.
      Hyponyms: drinking problem, drug problem
      I think he has a gambling problem. Lending him money will probably only make it worse.
      I think he has a nose candy problem. Lending him money will probably only make it worse.
  4. A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise.
    Study hard, but don't overdo it. The problems in the exam won't be difficult to solve.
  6. A puzzling circumstance.
  7. Objection.
    You got a problem with that?
  8. Difficulty in accepting or understanding or refusal to accept or understand.
    You made your best honest effort; if they judge you harshly, that’s their problem, not yours.
  9. (climbing) A set of moves required to complete a climb.

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Colloquially, "problem" in sense 1 can be put after an objective personal pronoun to create a noun phrase meaning "that person's/those people's problem."

1994, Joel S. Weissman, Arnold M. Epstein, Falling Through the Safety Net: Insurance Status and Access to Health Care, page 30:
Until Middle America understands lack of insurance and underinsurance as an "us" problem rather than a "them" problem, the motivation for change will be diminished.

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Descendants

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  • → Welsh: problem

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Adjective

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problem (comparative more problem, superlative most problem)

  1. (of a person or an animal) Difficult to train or guide; unruly.
  2. Causing a problem; problematic; troublesome.
    • 2010, A. M. Aleksander, The Pride of the King‎[3]:
      It is more problem to my family than to me.

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Azerbaijani

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Etymology

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Internationalism; ultimately from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma).

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problem (definite accusative problemi, plural problemlər)

  1. problem

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Declension of problem
singular plural
nominative problemproblemlər
definite accusative problemiproblemləri
dative probleməproblemlərə
locative problemdəproblemlərdə
ablative problemdənproblemlərdən
definite genitive probleminproblemlərin
Possessive forms of problem
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) problemim problemlərim
sənin (“your”) problemin problemlərin
onun (“his/her/its”) problemi problemləri
bizim (“our”) problemimiz problemlərimiz
sizin (“your”) probleminiz problemləriniz
onların (“their”) problemi or problemləri problemləri
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) problemimi problemlərimi
sənin (“your”) problemini problemlərini
onun (“his/her/its”) problemini problemlərini
bizim (“our”) problemimizi problemlərimizi
sizin (“your”) probleminizi problemlərinizi
onların (“their”) problemini or problemlərini problemlərini
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) problemimə problemlərimə
sənin (“your”) probleminə problemlərinə
onun (“his/her/its”) probleminə problemlərinə
bizim (“our”) problemimizə problemlərimizə
sizin (“your”) probleminizə problemlərinizə
onların (“their”) probleminə or problemlərinə problemlərinə
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) problemimdə problemlərimdə
sənin (“your”) problemində problemlərində
onun (“his/her/its”) problemində problemlərində
bizim (“our”) problemimizdə problemlərimizdə
sizin (“your”) probleminizdə problemlərinizdə
onların (“their”) problemində or problemlərində problemlərində
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) problemimdən problemlərimdən
sənin (“your”) problemindən problemlərindən
onun (“his/her/its”) problemindən problemlərindən
bizim (“our”) problemimizdən problemlərimizdən
sizin (“your”) probleminizdən problemlərinizdən
onların (“their”) problemindən or problemlərindən problemlərindən
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) problemimin problemlərimin
sənin (“your”) probleminin problemlərinin
onun (“his/her/its”) probleminin problemlərinin
bizim (“our”) problemimizin problemlərimizin
sizin (“your”) probleminizin problemlərinizin
onların (“their”) probleminin or problemlərinin problemlərinin

Crimean Tatar

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Etymology

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French problème.

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  • Hyphenation: prob‧lem

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problem

  1. problem
    Synonym: problema

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Declension of problem
singular plural
nominative problem problemler
genitive problemniñ problemlerniñ
dative problemge problemlerge
accusative problemni problemlerni
locative problemde problemlerde
ablative problemden problemlerden

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma).

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problem n (singular definite problemet, plural indefinite problemer)

  1. problem

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Declension of problem
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative problem problemet problemer problemerne
genitive problems problemets problemers problemernes

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch probleem, from Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma).

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problem (plural problem-problem)

  1. problem
    Synonyms: masalah, perkara, persoalan
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Kashubian

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *pér
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *próder.
Ancient Greek πρό (pró)
Ancient Greek προ- (pro-)
Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der.
Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō
Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō)
Ancient Greek προβάλλω (probállō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă)
Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma)bor.
Latin problēmabor.
Middle French probleme
French problèmebor.
Polish problembor.
Kashubian problem

    Borrowed from Polish problem.

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    problem m inan

    1. problem

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    Further reading

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    • Jan Trepczyk (1994), “problem”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
    • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “problem”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎[4]
    • “problem”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

    Middle English

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    problem

    1. alternative form of probleme

    Norwegian Bokmål

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    problem n (definite singular problemet, indefinite plural problem or problemer, definite plural problema or problemene)

    1. problem

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    problem n (definite singular problemet, indefinite plural problem, definite plural problema)

    1. problem

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    Polish

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    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
    Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
    Proto-Indo-European *pér
    Proto-Indo-European *-o
    Proto-Indo-European *próder.
    Ancient Greek πρό (pró)
    Ancient Greek προ- (pro-)
    Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der.
    Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō
    Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō)
    Ancient Greek προβάλλω (probállō)
    Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
    Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă)
    Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma)bor.
    Latin problēmabor.
    Middle French probleme
    French problèmebor.
    Polish problem

      Borrowed from French problème.[1][2] First attested in 1900.[3] Displaced and doublet of problema, a borrowing directly from Latin.

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      problem m inan (diminutive problemik, related adjective problemowy)

      1. problem (a difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with)
        Synonyms: bajer, (obsolete) problema, zagwozdka
      2. problem (a puzzling circumstance)

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      Declension of problem
      singular plural
      nominative problem problemy
      genitive problemu problemów
      dative problemowi problemom
      accusative problem problemy
      instrumental problemem problemami
      locative problemie problemach
      vocative problemie problemy
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      adjectives
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      According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), problem is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 43 times in scientific texts, 92 times in news, 153 times in essays, 11 times in fiction, and 9 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 308 times, making it the 164th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[4]

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      1. ^ Dubisz, Stanisław, editor (2003), “problem”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal Dictionary of the Polish Language]‎[1] (in Polish), volumes 1–4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, →ISBN, →OCLC
      2. ^ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), “problem”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
      3. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000), “problem”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
      4. ^ Ida Kurcz (1990), “problem”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language]‎[2] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków; Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 434

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      • “problem”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[5] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
      • “problem”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[6] (in Polish)
      • problem in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

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      problem n (plural probleme)

      1. alternative form of problemă

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      singular plural
      indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative-accusative problem problemul probleme problemele
      genitive-dative problem problemului probleme problemelor
      vocative problemule problemelor

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      pròblēm m inan (Cyrillic spelling про̀бле̄м)

      1. problem

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      Declension of problem
      singular plural
      nominative problem problemi
      genitive problema problema
      dative problemu problemima
      accusative problem probleme
      vocative probleme problemi
      locative problemu problemima
      instrumental problemom problemima

      Swedish

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      • IPA(key): /prʊˈbleːm/, /prɔ-/, /-ˈblɛːm/
      • Hyphenation: pro‧blem
      • Audio; “ett problem”:(file)

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      problem n

      1. a problem, an issue
        Jag har ett problem
        I have a problem
        Vi lyckades lösa problemet
        We managed to solve the problem
        allvarliga problem
        serious problems
        Våra tekniker arbetar på att lösa problemet
        Our technicians are working on resolving the issue
        1. (in the plural) trouble
          Synonym: (colloquial) trubbel
          Ställ inte till med problem
          Don't cause trouble
        2. (usually in the plural) an issue (mental issue)
          Den där snubben har problem
          That guy has issues
      2. a problem (to be solved as schoolwork exercise or the like)
        Synonyms: uppgift, fråga, (math) tal
        schackproblem
        chess problem

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      Declension of problem
      nominative genitive
      singular indefinite problem problems
      definite problemet problemets
      plural indefinite problem problems
      definite problemen problemens
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      Turkish

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      Etymology

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      From French problème.

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      problem (definite accusative problemi, plural problemler)

      1. problem
        Synonym: sorun

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      Declension of problem
      singular plural
      nominative problem problemler
      definite accusative problemi problemleri
      dative probleme problemlere
      locative problemde problemlerde
      ablative problemden problemlerden
      genitive problemin problemlerin
      Possessive forms
      nominative
      singular plural
      1st singular problemim problemlerim
      2nd singular problemin problemlerin
      3rd singular problemi problemleri
      1st plural problemimiz problemlerimiz
      2nd plural probleminiz problemleriniz
      3rd plural problemleri problemleri
      definite accusative
      singular plural
      1st singular problemimi problemlerimi
      2nd singular problemini problemlerini
      3rd singular problemini problemlerini
      1st plural problemimizi problemlerimizi
      2nd plural probleminizi problemlerinizi
      3rd plural problemlerini problemlerini
      dative
      singular plural
      1st singular problemime problemlerime
      2nd singular problemine problemlerine
      3rd singular problemine problemlerine
      1st plural problemimize problemlerimize
      2nd plural probleminize problemlerinize
      3rd plural problemlerine problemlerine
      locative
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      1st singular problemimde problemlerimde
      2nd singular probleminde problemlerinde
      3rd singular probleminde problemlerinde
      1st plural problemimizde problemlerimizde
      2nd plural probleminizde problemlerinizde
      3rd plural problemlerinde problemlerinde
      ablative
      singular plural
      1st singular problemimden problemlerimden
      2nd singular probleminden problemlerinden
      3rd singular probleminden problemlerinden
      1st plural problemimizden problemlerimizden
      2nd plural probleminizden problemlerinizden
      3rd plural problemlerinden problemlerinden
      genitive
      singular plural
      1st singular problemimin problemlerimin
      2nd singular probleminin problemlerinin
      3rd singular probleminin problemlerinin
      1st plural problemimizin problemlerimizin
      2nd plural probleminizin problemlerinizin
      3rd plural problemlerinin problemlerinin
      Predicative forms
      singular plural
      1st singular problemim problemlerim
      2nd singular problemsin problemlersin
      3rd singular problem
      problemdir       		problemler
      problemlerdir
      1st plural problemiz problemleriz
      2nd plural problemsiniz problemlersiniz
      3rd plural problemler problemlerdir

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      problem n

      1. problem

      Welsh

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      Etymology

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      English problem, ultimately from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma).

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      problem f (plural problemau)

      1. problem

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      Mutated forms of problem
      radical soft nasal aspirate
      problem broblem mhroblem phroblem

      Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
      All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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      • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “problem”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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