schwer
A1heavy, difficult
- English meaning
- heavy, difficult
- CEFR level
- German A1 vocabulary list
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- German words with S
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schwer in a sentence
Ist Ihr Gepäck sehr schwer?
Is your luggage very heavy?
Comparative and superlative
schwer → schwerer → am schwersten
Word family
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Where schwer comes from
mittelhochdeutsch swāre, swære, althochdeutsch swāri, germanisch *swǣra „schwer, gewichtig“, belegt seit dem 8. Jahrhundert
Words that go with schwer
Questions about schwer
What is the comparative of schwer?
schwer → schwerer → am schwersten.
What does schwer mean in English?
schwer means "heavy, difficult". For example: "Ist Ihr Gepäck sehr schwer?" — "Is your luggage very heavy?"
What level is schwer in German?
schwer is a A1 word — a1 — beginner.
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