Meanings
difficulty, problem
in the pluraltrouble, difficulty, hardships, complications (NOTE: when in the plural, this word can retain a singular English abstract meaning)
in Schwierigkeitenin trouble
arduousness; challenge; complexity; complicacy; difficulty; hassle; hitch; inconvenience; intricacy; problem; scabrousness; scrape; severity; snag; trouble
Mit der Aufgabe hatte er große Schwierigkeiten.
Examples
GermanEnglish
Er hatte Schwierigkeiten, zum Hotel zu finden.He had trouble finding his way to the hotel.
Tom hat Schwierigkeiten in der Schule.Tom has problems at school.