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schwer

"schwer" means "heavy, weighty" in German. It is number 486 on the frequency list, in A2 (adj).

Meaning

heavy, weighty; indigestible; grave, severe, intense, serious, heavy

IPA

/ʃveːr/

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Das ist schwer.
  This is difficult.
  Tatoeba: futureboy / CK
• Schwer zu sagen.
  It's hard to say.
  Tatoeba: Pfirsichbaeumchen / Hybrid
• Das war schwer.
  This was hard.
  Tatoeba: Luiaard / CK

Learned together

In the course, "schwer" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• woher where from, whence
• lang long
• überhaupt overall, in general
• groß big, large, large-scale
• oben above
• gestern yesterday
• letzte last
• endlich finite, limited
• etwa approximately

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