problem

See also: Problem and problém

English

Alternative forms

• probleme (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English probleme, from Middle French probleme, from Latin problema, 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”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɒbləm/
• (dated, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɒblɪm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɑbləm/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: prob‧lem

• Audio (US):

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Noun

problem (plural problems)

2. A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.

   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.

Usage notes

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.

Antonyms

• solution

Hyponyms

• Entscheidungsproblem

Derived terms

• ABA problem
• alcohol problem
• algorithmic problem
• Alhazen's problem
• alignment problem
• Apollonian problem
• a problem shared is a problem halved
• Archimedes' problem
• art gallery problem
• Basel problem
• behavior problem
• Behrens-Fisher problem
• binding problem
• birthday problem
• Bongard problem
• Brocard's problem
• Buffon's needle problem
• C10k problem
• C10K problem
• C10M problem
• Cadillac problem
• Canadian traveller problem
• candy store problem
• cannonball problem
• Cauchy problem
• champagne problem
• chicken-and-egg problem
• Chinese postman problem
• circle-ellipse problem
• combination problem
• constant problem
• core problem
• counterproblem
• crossed ladders problem
• decision problem
• dial-a-ride problem
• diamond problem
• distant starlight problem
• double empathy problem
• drinking problem
• drink problem
• drug problem
• Duhem-Quine problem
• eigenproblem
• extended problem-solving
• fairy problem
• fencepost problem
• Fermi problem
• file-drawer problem
• final parsec problem
• first-world problem
• First World problem
• first world problem
• fiscal problem
• frame problem
• free-rider problem
• Galton's problem
• Gettier problem
• goat grazing problem
• goat problem
• Gordan's problem
• grounding problem
• halting problem
• Heesch's problem
• horizon problem
• Houston, we have a problem
• illumination problem
• initial-value problem
• initial value problem
• is-ought problem
• is there a problem
• jealous husbands problem
• Josephus problem
• Kelvin problem
• kidnapped robot problem
• Kirkman's schoolgirl problem
• logic problem
• macroproblem
• majority problem
• many-body problem
• mathematical problem
• measurement problem
• metaproblem
• microproblem
• missionaries and cannibals problem
• Molyneux's problem
• Monty Hall problem
• Moser's worm problem
• move the problem
• moving sofa problem
• multiproblem
• museum problem
• n-body problem
• Newcomb's problem
• nonidentity problem
• nonproblem
• no problem
• one-banana problem
• open problem
• optimization problem
• Parsons problem
• presenting problem
• principal-agent problem
• private language problem
• probject
• problematic
• problematical
• problematize
• problem bear
• problem child
• problemed
• problemette
• problem gambling
• problem glasses
• problemise
• problemist
• problemize
• problem of evil
• problem page
• problem play
• problem-reaction-solution
• problem solve
• problem-solve
• problemsolver
• problem-solving
• problem solving
• problemsome
• problem space
• problem statement
• Prouhet-Tarry-Escott problem
• pseudo-problem
• quantum measurement problem
• readers-writers problem
• scientific problem
• Scunthorpe problem
• secretary problem
• sleeping barber problem
• Sleeping Beauty problem
• snake-in-the-box problem
• sofa problem
• solution in search of a problem
• solution looking for a problem
• species problem
• stable marriage problem
• stable matching problem
• starlight problem
• subproblem
• sub-problem
• sunrise problem
• teething problem
• Thomson problem
• three body problem
• three-pipe problem
• thundering herd problem
• toy problem
• traveling salesman problem
• traveling-salesman problem
• travelling-salesman problem
• travelling salesman problem
• trolley problem
• two-body problem
• two child problem
• two children problem
• two envelopes problem
• Uber problem
• Waring's problem
• what is your problem
• what's your problem
• wheat and chessboard problem
• white bear problem
• wicked problem
• word problem
• XY problem
• year 2000 problem
• year 2038 problem
• Zarankiewicz problem

 

Descendants

• → Welsh: problem

Translations

difficulty

• Afrikaans: probleem (af)
• Albanian: çështje (sq) f, zavall (sq) m, problem (sq) m
• Amharic: ችግር (čəggər)
• Arabic: مُشْكِلَة f (muškila)

  Moroccan Arabic: مشكلة (muškila), مصيبة (muṣība), مشكل (muškil, muškul)

  Tunisian Arabic: مشكل (muškul)

• Aragonese: problema m
• Armenian: խնդիր (hy) (xndir)
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܘܼܫܟܸܠܵܐ (muškila)
• Asturian: problema m
• Azerbaijani: problem (az), məsələ (az)
• Bashkir: проблема (problema), мәсьәлә (məsʹələ)
• Basque: arazo
• Belarusian: прабле́ма (be) f (prabljéma)
• Bengali: সমস্যা (bn) (śomosśa), ঝামেলা (bn) (jhamela), মুশকিল (bn) (muśokil), অসুবিধা (bn) (ośubidha), ভেজাল (bn) (bhejal), প্রব্লাম্ (problam)
• Breton: kudenn (br) f
• Bulgarian: пробле́м (bg) m (problém)
• Burmese: ပြဿနာ (my) (pra.ssa.na)
• Catalan: problema (ca) m
• Cebuano: kalisud
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 問題／问题 (man⁶ tai⁴), 困難／困难 (kwan³ naan⁴), 難題／难题 (naan⁴ tai⁴), 麻煩／麻烦 (maa⁴ faan⁴)

  Mandarin: 問題／问题 (zh) (wèntí), 困難／困难 (zh) (kùnnán), 難題／难题 (zh) (nántí), 麻煩／麻烦 (zh) (máfán)

• Czech: problém (cs) m
• Danish: problem (da) n
• Dutch: probleem (nl) n
• Esperanto: problemo
• Estonian: küsimus (et), takistus (et), kitsikus, mure, probleem
• Finnish: ongelma (fi), (old slang) probleemi (fi), vaikeus (fi)
• French: problème (fr) m
• Galician: problema (gl) m
• Georgian: პრობლემა (ṗroblema), სირთულე (sirtule)
• German: Problem (de) n
• Greek: πρόβλημα (el) n (próvlima)

  Ancient: ἀπορία f (aporía)

• Hebrew: בְּעָיָה (he) f (be'aya)
• Hiligaynon: palaligban, problema
• Hindi: समस्या (hi) f (samasyā), मसला (hi) m (maslā), प्रश्न (hi) m (praśna), दिक़्क़त f (diqqat), दिक्कत (hi) f (dikkat), मुश्किल (hi) f (muśkil)
• Hungarian: probléma (hu), baj (hu), gond (hu), nehézség (hu)
• Icelandic: vandamál (is) n
• Indonesian: masalah (id)
• Irish: fadhb (ga) f, deacracht f
• Italian: problema (it) m
• Japanese: 問題 (ja) (もんだい, mondai)
• Kazakh: мәселе (mäsele), проблема (problema)
• Khmer: ចំណោទ (km) (cɑmnaot)
• Korean: 문제(問題) (ko) (munje)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: problem (ku), mesele (ku)

• Kyrgyz: проблема (ky) (problema), көйгөй (ky) (köygöy), маселе (ky) (masele)
• Lao: ບັນຫາ (ban hā)
• Latvian: problēma (lv) f
• Lithuanian: problema f
• Macedonian: про́блем m (próblem), тешко́тија (teškótija)
• Malay: masalah (ms), kesulitan (ms), kemusykilan
• Malayalam: പ്രശ്നം (ml) (praśnaṁ)
• Maltese: problema f
• Maore Comorian: taãɓu class 9/10
• Maori: rarunga
• Mirandese: porblema m
• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: хүндрэл (mn) (xündrel)

  Mongolian: ᠬᠦᠨᠳᠦᠷᠡᠯ (kündürel)

• Neapolitan: prubblema
• Ngazidja Comorian: shaka class 5/6
• Norman: problième m (Jersey)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: problem (no) n, aber (no) n

  Nynorsk: problem n

• Occitan: problèma (oc) m
• Old English: wiern f, hremming f
• Oromo: rakkina
• Pashto: مسئله f (mas'ala), کشاله f (kašāla)
• Persian:

  Dari: مُشْکِل (fa) (muškil), مَسْئَلَه (fa) (mas'ala)

  Iranian Persian: مُشْکِل (fa) (moškel), مَسْئَلِه (fa) (mas'ale)

• Polish: problem (pl) m, kłopot (pl) m
• Portuguese: problema (pt) m
• Romanian: problemă (ro) f
• Russian: пробле́ма (ru) f (probléma)
• Sanskrit: समस्या (sa) f (samasyā)
• Scottish Gaelic: duilgheadas m, staing f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: про̀бле̄м m

  Roman: pròblēm (sh) m

• Slovak: problém (sk) m
• Slovene: problem m
• Spanish: problema (es) m, dificultad (es) f, lío (es) m
• Swahili: tatizo (sw) class 5/6, masaibu (sw)
• Swedish: problem (sv) n
• Tagalog: problema (tl)
• Tajik: мушкил (tg) (muškil), масъала (masʾala), проблема (problema)
• Tatar: мәсьәлә (mäs’älä)
• Thai: ปัญหา (th) (bpan-hǎa)
• Tibetan: རྙོག་དྲ (rnyog dra)
• Turkish: sorun (tr), problem (tr)
• Turkmen: problem, problema, mesele
• Tuvaluan: fakalavelave
• Ukrainian: пробле́ма f (probléma)
• Urdu: مَسْئَلَہ m (masala), مُصِیبَت (ur) f (musībat), دِقَّت f (diqqat), مُشْکِل f (muśkil)
• Uyghur: مەسىلە (mesile)
• Uzbek: masala (uz), muammo (uz), problema (uz)
• Vietnamese: vấn đề (vi) (問題)
• Walloon: rujhe (wa) f, aroke (wa) f, arnåjhe (wa) f, rascråwe (wa) f, asticote (wa) f
• Welsh: problem (cy) f
• Yiddish: פּראָבלעם m (problem)
• Yucatec Maya: toop

schoolwork exercise

• Afrikaans: probleem (af)
• Arabic: تَمْرِين m (tamrīn)
• Armenian: խնդիր (hy) (xndir), հարց (hy) (harcʻ)
• Asturian: problema m
• Bashkir: мәсьәлә (məsʹələ)
• Basque: buruketa (eu)
• Belarusian: зада́ча (be) f (zadáča), зада́нне n (zadánnje)
• Bengali: প্রশ্ন (bn) (prôśnô)
• Breton: poelladenn f
• Bulgarian: зада́ча (bg) f (zadáča)
• Catalan: problema (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 題目／题目 (tai⁴ muk⁶), 習題／习题 (zaap⁶ tai⁴), 課題／课题 (fo³ tai⁴)

  Mandarin: 題目／题目 (zh) (tímù), 習題／习题 (zh) (xítí), 課題／课题 (zh) (kètí)

• Dutch: oefening (nl) f, probleem (nl) n
• Estonian: harjutus
• Finnish: harjoitus (fi), harjoitustehtävä (fi)
• French: problème (fr) m
• Galician: problema (gl) m
• Georgian: ამოცანა (amocana)
• German: Übung (de) f
• Greek: πρόβλημα (el) n (próvlima)

  Ancient: πρόβλημα n (próblēma)

• Hungarian: feladat (hu), példa (hu)
• Ingrian: zadaci, reknatus, primera
• Interlingua: problema
• Irish: fadhb (ga) f
• Japanese: 問題 (ja) (もんだい, mondai), 課題 (ja) (かだい, kadai)
• Korean: 문제(問題) (ko) (munje), 과제(課題) (ko) (gwaje)
• Latvian: uzdevums m
• Macedonian: за́дача f (zádača), про́блем m (próblem)
• Maori: rapanga
• Middle English: probleme
• Norman: problième m (Jersey)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: oppgave (no) m or f

• Occitan: problèma (oc) m
• Persian:

  Dari: مَسْئَلَه (fa) (mas'ala)

  Iranian Persian: مَسْئَلِه (fa) (mas'ale)

• Polish: zadanie (pl) n
• Portuguese: problema (pt) m, exercício (pt) m
• Romanian: problemă (ro) f, exercițiu (ro) n
• Russian: зада́ча (ru) f (zadáča), зада́ние (ru) n (zadánije)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: про̀бле̄м m, зада́так m, једна̀џба f

  Roman: pròblēm (sh) m, zadátak (sh) m, jednàdžba (sh) f

• Spanish: problema (es) m, ejercicio (es) m
• Swahili: masaibu (sw)
• Swedish: uppgift (sv) c, övning (sv) c, problem (sv) n
• Thai: โจทย์ (th) (jòot)
• Turkish: soru (tr)
• Ukrainian: зада́ча f (zadáča), завда́ння (uk) n (zavdánnja)
• Walloon: problinme (wa) m

puzzling circumstance

• Afrikaans: probleem (af)
• Arabic: مَسْأَلَة (ar) f (masʔala)
• Bashkir: мәсьәлә (məsʹələ)
• Basque: arazo, buruhauste
• Bengali: প্রব্লেম (bn) (problem), সমস্যা (bn) (śomosśa), ঝামেলা (bn) (jhamela)
• Catalan: problema (ca) m
• Cebuano: problema
• Dutch: probleem (nl) n
• Estonian: mõistatus
• Farefare: yelle
• Greek: πρόβλημα (el) n (próvlima)
• Irish: fadhb (ga) f
• Lao: please add this translation if you can
• Latin: problēma
• Macedonian: тешко́тија f (teškótija), про́блем m (próblem)
• Middle English: probleme
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: utfordring (no) m or f

• Portuguese: problema (pt) m
• Romanian: problemă (ro) f
• Russian: пробле́ма (ru) f (probléma), зада́ча (ru) f (zadáča)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: про̀бле̄м m

  Roman: pròblēm (sh) m

• Spanish: problema (es) m, embrollo (es) m, lío (es) m, bronca (es) f (Mexico)
• Swahili: tatizo (sw), masaibu (sw)
• Tagalog: problema (tl)
• Thai: เรื่อง (th) (rʉ̂ʉang)

Adjective

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^[2]:

     It is more problem to my family than to me.

See also

• trouble

Further reading

• “problem”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “problem”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “problem”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Internationalism; ultimately from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

problem (definite accusative problemi, plural problemlər)

1. problem

Declension

Declension of problem
	singular	plural
nominative	problem	problemlər
definite accusative	problemi	problemləri
dative	problemə	problemlərə
locative	problemdə	problemlərdə
ablative	problemdən	problemlərdən
definite genitive	problemin	problemlərin

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

Etymology

French problème.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: prob‧lem

Noun

problem

1. problem

   Synonym: problema

Declension

Declension of problem

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

References

• “problem”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Danish

Noun

problem n (singular definite problemet, plural indefinite problemer)

1. problem

Declension

Declension of problem

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	problem	problemet	problemer	problemerne
genitive	problems	problemets	problemers	problemernes

Derived terms

• helseproblem
• hovedproblem
• problembarn
• rygproblem
• søvnproblem
• vægtproblem

 

References

• “problem” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “problem” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈproblem]
• Hyphenation: pro‧blém

Noun

problem (first-person possessive problemku, second-person possessive problemmu, third-person possessive problemnya)

1. problem.

   Synonyms: masalah, perkara, persoalan

Related terms

• problematik
• problematis

 

Further reading

• “problem” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Kashubian

Alternative forms

• problema

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish problem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɔ.blɛm/
• Rhymes: -ɔblɛm
• Syllabification: pro‧blem

Noun

problem m inan

1. problem

Derived terms

adjectives

• problemòwi

 

Further reading

• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “problem”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “problem”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[3]
• “problem”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Middle English

Noun

problem

1. Alternative form of probleme

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

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

1. problem

Derived terms

• helseproblem
• hovedproblem
• problembarn
• ryggproblem
• søvnproblem
• vektproblem

 

References

• “problem” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prʊˈbleːm/

Noun

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

1. problem

Derived terms

• helseproblem
• problembarn
• ryggproblem
• søvnproblem
• vektproblem

 

References

• “problem” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French problème. Displaced and doublet of problema, a borrowing directly from Latin. First attested in 1900.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɔ.blɛm/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔblɛm
• Syllabification: pro‧blem

Noun

problem m inan (diminutive problemik)

1. problem (a difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with)

   Synonyms: bajer, (obsolete) problema, zagwozdka

2. problem (a puzzling circumstance)

Declension

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

Derived terms

adjective

• problemowy

 

Related terms

adjective

• bezproblemowy

 

adverbs

• bezproblemowo
• problemowo

 

nouns

• bezproblemowość
• problemowość

 

Trivia

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.

Further reading

• problem in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• problem in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• problem in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Romanian

Noun

problem n (plural probleme)

1. Alternative form of problemă

Declension

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

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prǒbleːm/

Noun

pròblēm m (Cyrillic spelling про̀бле̄м)

1. problem

Declension

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prʊˈbleːm/, /prɔ-/, /-ˈblɛːm/
• Hyphenation: pro‧blem

• Audio; “ett problem”:

  (file)

Noun

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

Declension

Declension of problem

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

Related terms

• problematik
• problematisera
• problematisering
• problematisk
• problemavfall
• problembarn
• problembaserad
• problemdiktning
• problemdrama
• problemformulering
• problemfri
• problemfylld
• problemhärva
• probleminventering
• problemkomplex
• problemkredit
• problemlös
• problemlösare
• problemlösning
• problemområde
• problemorienterad
• problemsituation
• problemställning
• problemtyngd

 

See also

• kris
• komplikation
• strul

References

• problem in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• problem in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• problem in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• plomber

Turkish

Etymology

From French problème.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾob.lɛm/

Noun

problem (definite accusative problemi, plural problemler)

1. problem

   Synonym: sorun

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	problem
Definite accusative	problemi
	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 Singular Plural 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

Derived terms

• problem olmak
• problemli
• problemlilik
• problemsiz
• problemsizlik

Related terms

• problematik

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

problem n

1. problem

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈprɔblɛm/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈprɔblam/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈprɔblɛm/

Noun

problem f (plural problemau)

1. problem

Mutation

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.

Further reading

• 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