Definition

Difficult/tricky.

Conjugation / Declension

FormExample
Positiveschwierig
Comparativeschwieriger
Superlativeam schwierigsten

Examples

  • Deutsch ist manchmal schwierig. — German is sometimes difficult.
  • Das war sehr schwierig. — That was very difficult.
  • Das ist eine schwierige Frage. — That’s a difficult question.

Notes

Synonym: schwer (also means heavy). Schwierigkeit = difficulty. Opposite: einfach (easy).