Polyglot Dictionary

schwer

/ʃveːɐ̯/

adjective, adverb A1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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Meaning

  1. heavy

  2. difficult, hard

    Near-synonymous with schwierig in this sense, and more common in everyday speech.

Similar words

schwierig

Near-total overlap for "difficult." schwer also covers physical weight, which schwierig never does — a suitcase is schwer, never schwierig.

Similar in other languages

French

lourd

lourd is the French word for the same thing — both mean "heavy."

Portuguese

pesado

pesado is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "heavy."

Practice

1 What does schwer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Koffer ist sehr ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches schwer?

Opposites

  • leicht
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