die Schwerkraft

gravity

English meaning: gravity
Gender: die — feminine
CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate
Dictionary: German words with S

Schwerkraft in a sentence

Die Schwerkraft zieht alle Objekte zur Erde hinab.
Gravity pulls all objects down to Earth.

Declension of die Schwerkraft

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	die Schwerkraft	—
Accusative	die Schwerkraft	—
Dative	der Schwerkraft	—
Genitive	der Schwerkraft	—

Word family

die Schwerkraft is built from schwer (heavy, difficult) and die Kraft (strength). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Schwerkraft comes from

Das Wort ist seit dem 18. Jahrhundert belegt. :Zusammensetzung (Determinativkompositum) aus schwer und Kraft

Words that go with Schwerkraft

der Abgrundabyss / precipice / chasm abholzento cut down / lumber aufbäumento rear up (like a horse)ausbrütento hatch / incubate aussterbento die out / become extinct das Bebenquake / quiver / tremor / shaking bedrohtthreatened/endangered die Bewässerungirrigation der Bimssteina pumice / pumice stone = a porous (having small holes) igneous rock (which solidified from lava) that forms during volcanic eruptions when gas bubbles are trapped in the rock as magma rapidly cools and solidifies die Biodiversitätbiodiversity die Biomassebiomass die Bodenerosionsoil erosion

Questions about Schwerkraft

Is it der, die or das Schwerkraft?

It is die Schwerkraft — Schwerkraft is feminine.

What is the genitive of Schwerkraft?

The genitive singular is der Schwerkraft.

What does Schwerkraft mean in English?

die Schwerkraft means "gravity". For example: "Die Schwerkraft zieht alle Objekte zur Erde hinab." — "Gravity pulls all objects down to Earth."

What level is Schwerkraft in German?

Schwerkraft is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate.

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