Difficult, heavy - Schwer (The 257th Most Common German Word)

The translation for Difficult, heavy in German is Schwer. It can be used as adjective. This word often comes up when talking about people, measures, materials & quality. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 257th most common word in German. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app for offline access to this and the other 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: difficult, heavy

German: schwer

Examples


It was rather difficult for me to make out what he was saying.	Es war eher schwer für mich zu verstehen, was er sagte.
The first step is the most difficult.	Aller Anfang ist schwer.
All beginnings are difficult.	Aller Anfang ist schwer.
You don't seem to understand how difficult it is for young people today to believe in something.	Du scheinst nicht zu verstehen, wie schwer es für junge Leute von heute ist, an etwas zu glauben.
His ideas are difficult to understand.	Es ist schwer, seine Gedanken zu verstehen.
It's difficult to understand his theory.	Es ist schwer, seine Theorie zu verstehen.
This theory is too difficult for me to comprehend.	Diese Theorie ist für mich zu schwer zu verstehen.
His theory is difficult to understand.	Es ist schwer, seine Theorie zu verstehen.

This exam is not so difficult.	Diese Prüfung ist nicht so schwer.
It's difficult to help people who don't believe they need help.	Es ist schwer, Menschen zu helfen, die glauben, sie bräuchten keine Hilfe.
It was difficult for us to decide which one to buy.	Uns fiel die Kaufentscheidung schwer.
These patients have difficulty walking.	Diesen Patienten fällt das Gehen schwer.
Russian is very difficult to learn.	Russisch ist schwer zu lernen.
This book isn't as heavy as that book.	Dieses Buch ist nicht so schwer wie jenes.
I can't. It's too heavy.	Ich kann nicht. Es ist zu schwer.
This book is heavy.	Dieses Buch ist schwer.
That isn't difficult to do.	Es zu machen, ist nicht schwer.
To master English is difficult.	Es ist schwer, Englisch zu meistern.
It was very difficult.	Das war sehr schwer.
The box was too heavy.	Die Kiste war zu schwer.
This word is difficult to pronounce.	Dieses Wort is schwer auszusprechen.