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schwer

heavy, difficult

Ranks #186 by frequency — outside the core hundred, but common in everyday life.

Type
adjective
Frequency rank
#186
Per million words
387

Means both 'heavy' and 'difficult' — context decides.

In a sentence

Deutsch ist nicht schwer.German is not difficult.

Comparative and superlative

How to say “more” and “most” with this adjective.

Positiveschwer
Comparativeschwerer
Superlativeam schwersten

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