schwer
Meaning in English: heavy; difficult
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Der Koffer ist viel zu schwer.
The suitcase is far too heavy.
Forms of schwer in the top 5,000
These forms of schwer are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:
Er hat einen schweren Koffer die Treppe hochgetragen.
He carried a heavy suitcase up the stairs.
Das war eine schwere Entscheidung für uns.
That was a difficult decision for us.
Der Koffer ist schwerer, als ich dachte.
The suitcase is heavier than I thought.
How common is schwer?
schwer is number 493 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 180 times per million words — about once every 5,600 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 58% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.
Related words in the list
Words built on schwer:
Next to it in the frequency list
- 489nienever
- 490jeweiligenrespective
- 491aktuellecurrent, latest
- 492knappscarce, tight; just under
- 493schwerheavy; difficult
- 494jungenyoung
- 495Projekteprojects
- 496gleichzeitigat the same time, simultaneous
- 497die Situationsituation
In these word lists
- The 500 most common German words#493
- The 1,000 most common German words#493
- The 5,000 most common German words#493
- The most common German adjectives#49
- German A1 vocabulary#261
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