leicht

/laɪ̯çt/

adjective, adverb A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

adje Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. light (in weight); easy

    Covers both senses English splits into "light" and "easy" — a light suitcase and an easy exam are both leicht.

    • Die Tasche ist ganz leicht.

      The bag is very light.

Similar words

bekömmlich

Bekömmlich is digestible or agreeable to the stomach; leicht ("light") food is the everyday way to say the same thing — easy on the stomach.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

holgado

Close — light (easy) relates to loose, comfortable.

Practice

1 What does leicht mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Tasche ist ganz ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches leicht?

Opposites

  • schwer

See also

adjectiveadverbcore-vocabularytwo-meanings

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