voraussehbar
Translation
foreseeable, predictable
Examples
Das Ergebnis war voraussehbar.
The result was predictable.
Die Folgen waren nicht voraussehbar.
The consequences were not foreseeable.
Grammar Patterns
((as predicate adjective)) to be foreseeable The success was voraussehbar.
((as attributive adjective)) a foreseeable... eine voraussehbar Entwicklung
Similar Words
vorhersehbar (predictable), absehbar (foreseeable); Antonyms: unvorhersehbar (unforeseeable), unberechenbar (unpredictable)
Etymology
From 'voraus' (ahead) + 'seh(en)' (to see) + '-bar' (-able). Literally 'see-ahead-able'.
Memory Tips
If you can 'sehen' (see) something 'voraus' (ahead), it is 'voraussehbar' (foreseeable).