Difficult, hard, tough - Schwierig (The 580th Most Common German Word)

In German, the word for Difficult, hard, tough is Schwierig. This word often comes up when talking about people, measures, materials & quality, lifestyle & free time, emotions, food. It can be used as adjective. It is the 580th most commonly used word in German, classified as a A1 word. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Discover all of the 3000 most common German words with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app today.

Pronunciation

en English: difficult, hard, tough

de German: schwierig

Examples

en de
It's always difficult to start a letter. Es ist immer schwierig, einen Brief zu beginnen.
It doesn't look too hard. Das scheint nicht allzu schwierig zu sein.
It is hard to speak in public. Es ist schwierig, in der Öffentlichkeit zu sprechen.
It was very hard for me to find your apartment. Es war sehr schwierig für mich deine Wohnung zu finden.
He is difficult to get along with. Es ist schwierig, mit ihm auszukommen.
It's difficult to have great ideas. Es ist schwierig, großartige Ideen zu haben.
I cannot fix this machine. It's very difficult. Ich kann diese Maschine nicht reparieren. Es ist sehr schwierig.
I found it difficult to keep a diary every day. Ich fand es schwierig, jeden Tag Tagebuch zu schreiben.

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Difficult, hard, tough - Schwierig (The 580th Most Common German Word)
I found it difficult to read the book. Ich fand es schwierig, das Buch zu lesen.
It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says "Yes" and "No". Es ist schwierig, mit jemandem ein Gespräch zu führen, der nur „Ja“ und „Nein“ sagt.
It is difficult to actually stand up against the flow. Es ist schwierig, im Fluss des Alltags zunächst innezuhalten.
This is getting hard. Das wird schwierig.
At first sight this problem seems easy, but in fact it's difficult. Dieses Problem scheint auf den ersten Blick einfach, ist aber in Wirklichkeit schwierig.
The exam is difficult. Die Prüfung ist schwierig.
With many students chatting, it was difficult to hear what the professor had to say. Da sich viele Studenten unterhielten, war es schwierig zu verstehen, was der Professor zu sagen hatte.
This problem is too difficult for me to solve. Die Aufgabe ist für mich zu schwierig.
The problem is too difficult to solve. Das Problem ist zu schwierig zu lösen.
That was really difficult. Das war aber schwierig
It's difficult to speak with him. Es ist schwierig, mit ihm zu reden.
That's what makes it so difficult. Das ist es, was es so schwierig macht.
I know this must be difficult for you. Ich weiß, das muss schwierig für dich sein.

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Difficult, hard, tough - Schwierig (The 580th Most Common German Word)

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