schwanger

A2

pregnant

English meaning
pregnant
Vocabulary package
Pregnancy & Birth

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schwanger in a sentence

Lena ist schwanger. Sie bekommt im Juli ein Kind.

Lena is pregnant. She's having a baby in July.

Word family

schwanger is built from der Schwan (a swan). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Where schwanger comes from

Es handelt sich um ein seit dem 8. Jahrhundert bezeugtes Erbwort aus althochdeutschem swangar annahm und die ursprüngliche Bedeutung ‚schwer, schwerfällig‘ beibehielt.

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What does schwanger mean in English?

schwanger means "pregnant". For example: "Lena ist schwanger. Sie bekommt im Juli ein Kind." — "Lena is pregnant. She's having a baby in July."

What level is schwanger in German?

schwanger is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the pregnancy & birth vocabulary.

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