Sehschwäche

B2

poor eyesight

English meaning
poor eyesight
Vocabulary package
Senses & Perception

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Sehschwäche in a sentence

Seine Sehschwäche machte Lesen schwierig.

His poor eyesight made reading difficult.

Declension of Sehschwäche

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Sehschwäche—
Accusative——
Dative——
Genitive——

Word family

Sehschwäche is built from die Schwäche (weakness). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Sehschwäche comes from

Determinativkompositum aus dem Stamm des Verbs sehen und dem Substantiv Schwäche

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Questions about Sehschwäche

What does Sehschwäche mean in English?

Sehschwäche means "poor eyesight". For example: "Seine Sehschwäche machte Lesen schwierig." — "His poor eyesight made reading difficult."

What level is Sehschwäche in German?

Sehschwäche is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the senses & perception vocabulary.

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