Adjektiv

mittelbar

indirect, mediate

Das hat nur eine mittelbare Wirkung.

That has only an indirect effect.

Er hat mittelbaren Einfluss auf die Entscheidung.

He has indirect influence on the decision.

((adjective)) + noun (attributive) That is a mittelbare consequence.

sth. is ((adjective)) (predicative) The effect is only mittelbar.

Synonyms: indirekt; Antonyms: direkt, unmittelbar

From 'Mittel' (middle) + '-bar' (suffix meaning '-able'). It implies something is achieved via a middle step, hence 'indirect'.

Think of a 'middle man'. If something goes through a middle man, it's 'mittelbar' (indirect).

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