Declension and comparison German adjective schwer

The declension of the adjective schwer (heavy, difficult) uses these forms of the comparison schwer,schwerer,am schwersten. The endings for the comparison in the comparative and superlative are er/sten. The adjective schwer can be used both attributively in front of a noun as well as predicative in conjunction with a verb.One can not only inflect and compare schwer, but all German adjectives. Comments

positive
schwer
comparative
schwerer
superlative
am schwersten

A1 · adjective · positive · regular · comparable

schwer

schwer · schwerer · am schwersten

English heavy, difficult, hard, challenging, arduous, full-bodied, grave, pronounced, serious, strongly pronounced

/ˈʃveːɐ̯/ · /ˈʃveːɐ̯/ · /ˈʃveːɐ̯ɐ/ · /ˈʃveːɐ̯stən/

[…, Gesellschaft] ein hohes Gewicht habend; Eigenschaft von etwas, das nur mit großem Wissen, großen Fähigkeiten ausgeführt werden kann; diffizil, hart, schwerwiegend, kompliziert

» Japanisch ist schwer . English Japanese is hard.

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The strong inflection of schwer without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. schwerer
Gen. schweren
Dat. schwerem
Acc. schweren

Feminine

Nom. schwere
Gen. schwerer
Dat. schwerer
Acc. schwere

Neutral

Nom. schweres
Gen. schweren
Dat. schwerem
Acc. schweres

Plural

Nom. schwere
Gen. schwerer
Dat. schweren
Acc. schwere

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Weak declension

The weak inflection of the adjective schwer with the definite article 'der' or with pronouns like 'dieser' and 'jener'


Masculine

Nom. derschwere
Gen. desschweren
Dat. demschweren
Acc. denschweren

Feminine

Nom. dieschwere
Gen. derschweren
Dat. derschweren
Acc. dieschwere

Neutral

Nom. dasschwere
Gen. desschweren
Dat. demschweren
Acc. dasschwere

Plural

Nom. dieschweren
Gen. derschweren
Dat. denschweren
Acc. dieschweren
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Mixed declension

The mixed inflection of the adjective schwer with the indefinite article 'ein' or with pronouns like 'kein' and 'mein'


Masculine

Nom. einschwerer
Gen. einesschweren
Dat. einemschweren
Acc. einenschweren

Feminine

Nom. eineschwere
Gen. einerschweren
Dat. einerschweren
Acc. eineschwere

Neutral

Nom. einschweres
Gen. einesschweren
Dat. einemschweren
Acc. einschweres

Plural

Nom. keineschweren
Gen. keinerschweren
Dat. keinenschweren
Acc. keineschweren

Predicative use

Using schwer as predicative


Singular

Masc.eristschwer
Fem.sieistschwer
Neut.esistschwer

Plural

siesindschwer

Examples

Example sentences for schwer


  • Japanisch ist schwer . 
    English Japanese is hard.
  • Das Leben ist schwer . 
    English Life is hard.
  • Das Herz war mir schwer . 
    English My heart was heavy.
  • Ich hatte einen schweren Unfall. 
    English I had a serious accident.
  • Das ist eine schwere Sprache. 
    English It's a difficult language.
  • Er hatte ein schweres Leben. 
    English He lived a hard life.
  • Es war ein schwerer Satz. 
    English It was a hard sentence.

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Translation of German schwer


German schwer
English heavy, difficult, hard, challenging, arduous, full-bodied, grave, pronounced
Russian тяжёлый, сложный, трудный, сильный, тяжелый, ярко выраженный
Spanish difícil, pesado, arduo, complicado, denso, fuerte, marcado
French difficile, lourd, compliqué, fort, grave, gros, marqué, épais
Turkish ağır, zor, aşırı, belirgin, yoğun
Portuguese difícil, pesado, complicado, denso, forte, intenso, penoso
Italian difficile, pesante, complicato, forte, grave, greve, pronunciato
Romanian greu, dificil, accentuat, complicat, dens, pronunțat
Hungarian nehéz, erősen kifejezett, fáradságos, komplex, sűrű
Polish ciężki, trudny, silny, wyraźny
Greek βαρύς, δύσκολος, έντονος
Dutch zwaar, moeilijk, sterk, uitgesproken
Czech těžký, náročný, silný, výrazný
Swedish tung, svår, komplex, kraftig, markant, uttalad
Danish svær, tung, besværlig, kompliceret, kraftig, markant, udtalt
Japanese 重い, 難しい, 困難な, 強い, 濃厚な, 辛い
Catalan pesat, difícil, complicat, fort, gros, marcat, pesada
Finnish raskas, vaikea, painava, paksu, vahva, voimakas
Norwegian tung, vanskelig, alvorlig, fyldig, kraftig, sterk, uttalt
Basque zaila, astuna, handia, indartsu, konplexua, lodia, pisu, pisua
Serbian težak, izražen, naporan, složen, тежак
Macedonian тежок, изразен, сложен
Slovenian težak, močan, naporen, težaven, zahteven
Slowakisch ťažký, náročný, silný, výrazný
Bosnian težak, izražen, jak, naporan, složen
Croatian težak, izražen, naglašen, naporan, složen
Ukrainian важкий, складний, виражений, сильний, тяжкий
Bulgarian тежък, труден, изразен, силен, сложен, мъчен
Belorussian цяжкі, важкі, выразны, моцны, складаны, трудны
Indonesian berat, sulit, kental, membutuhkan keahlian, parah
Vietnamese nặng, khó khăn, khó nhọc, nghiêm trọng, nặng nề, yêu cầu trình độ, đậm đặc
Uzbek og'ir, jiddiy, mutaxassislik talab qiladigan, og‘ir, qiyin, quyuq
Hindi भारी, कठिन, कष्टदायक, गंभीर, गाढ़ा, तीव्र
Chinese 严重, 剧烈, 厚重, 困难的, 艰巨, 重的, 需要专业知识的
Thai หนัก, ต้องการความรู้เฉพาะด้าน, ยาก, รุนแรง, ร้ายแรง, ลำบาก
Korean 고된, 무거운, 묵직한, 심각한, 심한, 전문지식이 필요한
Azerbaijani ağır, çətin, peşəkarlıq tələb edən, qatı, şiddətli
Georgian მძიმე, რთული, მკვრივი, ძლიერი
Bengali ভারী, কঠিন, কষ্টকর, গুরুতর, ঘন, তীব্র
Albanian i rëndë, ashpër, duhet aftësi, i trashë, i vështirë, rëndë, vështirë
Marathi कठीण, कष्टदायक, गंभीर, जड, तीव्र, दाट, भारी
Nepali गाह्रो, भारी, गम्भीर, गाढा, तीव्र, विशेषज्ञता आवश्यक
Telugu భారీ, కష్టం, కష్టమైన, గంభీరమైన, తీవ్రమైన, దట్టమైన, నిపుణత అవసరమైన
Latvian smags, grūts, nopietns, prasīgs, smagnējs
Tamil கடுமையான, கனமான, கஷ்டமான, குஷ்டமான, சிக்கலான, சுமையான, தடிமையான, தீவிரமான
Estonian raske, keeruline, rask, raskepärane, tõsine, väsitav
Armenian ծանր, դժվար, խիտ, սաստիկ, փորձառություն պահանջող
Kurdish zehmetli, agir, qalin, qelew, sengîn, tûnd
Hebrewכבד، קשה، חזק
Arabicثقيل، صعب
Persianسخت، سنگین، مشکل، قوی
Urduبھاری، وزن دار، مشکل، مضبوط

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Definitions

Meanings and synonyms of schwer

  • ein hohes Gewicht habend
  • [Gesellschaft] Eigenschaft von etwas, das nur mit großem Wissen, großen Fähigkeiten ausgeführt werden kann, diffizil, kompliziert, schwerlich
  • von großen Mühen und Entbehrungen gekennzeichnet, hart, mühselig, schwerlich
  • stark ausgeprägt, schwerwiegend
  • ein körperreicher, wenig differenzierter Wein, der jegliche Feinheit vermissen lässt

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Declension and comparison forms of schwer

Summary of all declination forms and forms of comparisons of the adjective schwer in all genera and cases


The declension and comparison of schwer as declination and comparison tables with all strong, weak and mixed forms. These become clear as tables in the singular and plural and in all four cases nominative, genitive, dative and accusative.

Comparison of adjectives schwer

positive schwer
comparative schwerer
superlative am schwersten
  • positive: schwer
  • comparative: schwerer
  • superlative: am schwersten

Strong declension schwer

Masculine Feminine Neutral Plural
Nom. schwerer schwere schweres schwere
Gen. schweren schwerer schweren schwerer
Dat. schwerem schwerer schwerem schweren
Acc. schweren schwere schweres schwere
  • Masculine: schwerer, schweren, schwerem, schweren
  • Feminine: schwere, schwerer, schwerer, schwere
  • Neutral: schweres, schweren, schwerem, schweres
  • Plural: schwere, schwerer, schweren, schwere

Weak declension schwer

  • Masculine: der schwere, des schweren, dem schweren, den schweren
  • Feminine: die schwere, der schweren, der schweren, die schwere
  • Neutral: das schwere, des schweren, dem schweren, das schwere
  • Plural: die schweren, der schweren, den schweren, die schweren

Mixed declension schwer

  • Masculine: ein schwerer, eines schweren, einem schweren, einen schweren
  • Feminine: eine schwere, einer schweren, einer schweren, eine schwere
  • Neutral: ein schweres, eines schweren, einem schweren, ein schweres
  • Plural: keine schweren, keiner schweren, keinen schweren, keine schweren

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