das Irrelevante
Translation
the irrelevant, irrelevancy, the non-essential
Examples
Filtere das Irrelevante heraus.
Filter out the irrelevant.
Wir sollten uns nicht auf das Irrelevante konzentrieren.
We shouldn't focus on the irrelevant.
Grammar Patterns
das Irrelevante (neuter noun) the irrelevant thing Filtere das Irrelevante heraus.
Similar Words
Synonyms: das Unwichtige (the unimportant), das Nebensächliche (the secondary); Antonyms: das Relevante (the relevant), das Wichtige (the important)
Etymology
From the negative prefix 'ir-' + 'relevant'. It's a nominalised adjective, meaning 'the irrelevant thing'.
Memory Tips
Break it down: IR-RELEVANT. 'Ir-' means 'not', like in 'irregular'. The capital letter turns the adjective into a noun: 'the not-relevant thing'.