imposibilidad
imposibilidád with stress marks
impossibility
Usage Note
Imposibilidad is a Spanish loanword (from imposibilidad) used in formal and literary speech to name something that cannot be done or achieved. The word appears in philosophical, legal, and everyday conversations about limitations and constraints.
Examples
" Hindi siya naniwala sa imposibilidad nito. "
Natural Translation
He/She did not believe in its impossibility.
Literal Translation
Not he/she believed in-the impossibility of-this.
" Ang imposibilidad ng kanyang pangarap ay hindi siya pinigilan. "
Natural Translation
The impossibility of his/her dream did not stop him/her.
Literal Translation
The impossibility of-the his/her dream not him/her stopped.
" Sa kabila ng imposibilidad na inakala ng marami, napatunayan niyang kayang maabot ang pangarap kapag hindi sumuko ang isang tao. "
Natural Translation
Despite the impossibility that many assumed, he/she proved that a dream can be reached when a person does not give up.
Literal Translation
Despite the impossibility that assumed of-the many, proved he/she-that can be-reached the dream when not gives-up the one person.
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