Unausweichbares

Unausweichbares is a German term used to denote something that cannot be avoided or escaped. In everyday language it is often translated as “the inevitable.” The word can function as an adjective in predicative or attributive position (for example unausweichbare Folgen) and, less commonly, as a nominal form in specialized or poetic contexts. In standard usage, however, the abstract idea is more frequently expressed with the nouns das Unausweichliche or die Unvermeidlichkeit.

Etymology and form: The term is built from the prefix un- (negation) and ausweichbar (able to be avoided, evadable) from the verb ausweichen (to dodge or evade). The result signals that evasion is impossible. In practice, speakers often prefer the nominalized forms das Unausweichliche or die Unvermeidlichkeit to convey the concept, with unausweichbares occurring as an attributive adjective before a noun, such as unausweichbare Folgen (inescapable consequences).

Usage: Unausweichbares appears mainly in contexts describing inevitable outcomes, fates, or conclusions—political events, historical developments, or logical results. It can convey a sense of certitude or inevitability, sometimes with a cautionary or determinist tone. For example, one might speak of unausweichbare Folgen of a policy, or discuss unausweichbare Entwicklungen in a historical analysis.

See also: Unvermeidlichkeit, Unausweichlichkeit, Unvermeidbares, das Unausweichliche, das Unausweichbare Ereignis.

Note: While unausweichbares is understood in German, the more common ways to express the concept are das Unausweichliche or die Unvermeidlichkeit. The choice depends on stylistic and syntactic considerations within a sentence.

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