How to say “responsibility” in 33 different languages
Every one of these is a word that turns up in ordinary speech, not a dictionary curiosity — the number beside it is where it ranks in that language.
- responsabilidad/responsabiliˈdad/ Spanish
- ответственность[ɐtˈvʲet͡stvʲɪn(ː)əsʲtʲ] Russian
- 담당[ta̠mda̠ŋ] Korean
- אחריות/aχ.ʁaˈjut/ Hebrew
- պատասխանատվություն/pɑtɑsχɑnɑtvuˈtʰjun/ Armenian
- கடமை/kɐɖɐmɐɪ̯/ Tamil
“responsibility” in Spanish: responsabilidad · French: responsabilité · Portuguese: responsabilidade · Korean: 담당 · Russian: ответственность · Turkish: sorumluluk
It is commonest in Tagalog, where bahala is the 387th most used word.
Responsibility in other languages, A to Z
- Albanian përgjegjësi/pəɾɟɛɟəsi/ #1,425
- Arabic وزارة/wi.zaː.ra/ the office, responsibility, or burden of a… #1,243
- Armenian պատասխանատվություն/pɑtɑsχɑnɑtvuˈtʰjun/ #1,589
- Bosnian odgovornost/odɡoʋǒːrnoːst/ #1,394
- Bulgarian отговорност[odɡoˈvɔrnost] #1,376
- Catalan responsabilitat[rəs.pun.sə.βi.liˈtat] #1,953
- Croatian odgovornost/odɡoʋǒːrnoːst/ #1,357
- Czech zodpovědnost[ˈzotpovjɛdnost] #2,118
- Danish ansvar/ansvaːˀr/ #1,181
- Dutch verantwoordelijkheid/vərɑntˈʋoːrdələkɦɛi̯t/ #1,863
- English fault/fɔlt/ Culpability; the responsibility for a… #666
- French responsabilité/ʁɛs.pɔ̃.sa.bi.li.te/ #2,079
- Galician responsabilidade/responsabiliˈdade/ responsibility, responsibleness #1,560
- German sorgen/ˈzɔrɡən/ concern, care, responsibility, aid #420
- Hebrew אחריות/aχ.ʁaˈjut/ #1,154
- Icelandic ábyrgð[ˈauː.pɪr(k)ð] #2,432
- Korean 담당[ta̠mda̠ŋ] responsibility, charge #1,155
- Lithuanian atsakomybę[ɐtsɐkoː¹ˈmʲiːbʲæː] #1,601
- Macedonian одговорност[ɔdˈɡɔvɔrnɔst] #1,242
- Malay tanggungjawab/ˌtaŋɡoŋˈd͡ʒawab/ #1,322
- Malayalam ചുമതല/t͡ʃumɐd̪ɐlɐ/ responsibility; duty #848
- Norwegian ansvar/ˈɑnˌsvɑːr/ #1,046
- Persian عهده[ʔoɦ.d̪é] responsibility, charge, duty #995
- Portuguese responsabilidade/ʁes.põ.sa.bi.liˈda.d͡ʒi/ responsibility, responsibleness #1,774
- Russian ответственность[ɐtˈvʲet͡stvʲɪn(ː)əsʲtʲ] #1,912
- Serbian odgovornost/odɡoʋǒːrnoːst/ #1,354
- Spanish responsabilidad/responsabiliˈdad/ responsibility, responsibleness #1,821
- Swedish ansvar/ˈansvɑːr/ #1,276
- Tagalog bahala/baˈhalaʔ/ #387
- Tamil கடமை/kɐɖɐmɐɪ̯/ responsibility, duty, obligation #970
- Telugu బాధ్యత/ˈbaːdʰjata/ responsibility, liability #433
- Turkish sorumluluk[soɾumɫuɫuk] #2,044
- Ukrainian відповідальність[ʋʲidpɔʋʲiˈdalʲnʲisʲtʲ] responsibility, accountability, liability #1,959
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