schwer

/ʃveːr/ adjective A1

heavy, weighty
indigestible
grave, severe, intense, serious, heavy (figuratively) · schwerer Regen heavy rain· ein schweres Vergehen a serious offence
heavy (doing the specified activity more intensely) (figuratively) · ein schwerer Raucher a heavy smoker
clumsy, sluggish (figuratively)
difficult, hard (figuratively) · eine schwere Aufgabe a difficult task
very, much (figuratively) · schwer verliebt mad in love· schwer verletzt badly wounded

Comparative schwerer · Superlative am schwersten

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Endings

After der, die, das (dieser, jeder)

	masculine	feminine	neuter	Plural
Nominative	schwere	schwere	schwere	schweren
Accusative	schweren	schwere	schwere	schweren
Dative	schweren	schweren	schweren	schweren
Genitive	schweren	schweren	schweren	schweren

Without an article

	masculine	feminine	neuter	Plural
Nominative	schwerer	schwere	schweres	schwere
Accusative	schweren	schwere	schweres	schwere
Dative	schwerem	schwerer	schwerem	schweren
Genitive	schweren	schwerer	schweren	schwerer

After ein, kein, mein

	masculine	feminine	neuter	Plural
Nominative	schwerer	schwere	schweres	schweren
Accusative	schweren	schwere	schweres	schweren
Dative	schweren	schweren	schweren	schweren
Genitive	schweren	schweren	schweren	schweren

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Sonntag: Die erste Nacht war schwer.

Unser neuer Welpe, p. 1 · A2

Biber sind die größten Nager Europas und können bis zu 30 Kilogramm schwer werden.

Die Biber sind zurück, p. 1 · B2

Am schwersten wiegt jedoch der Mangel an Nachwuchs.

Wenn der Bäcker um die Ecke schließt, p. 1 · C1

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