No. 2,058 in German
schwachen
"Schwachen" means "to weaken" in English.
In a sentence
Er hat die Aufgabe mit schwachen Argumenten verteidigt.
He defended the task with weak arguments.
Here, 'schwachen' is used as an adjective in the accusative case to describe the noun 'Argumenten', indicating the quality of the arguments as being 'weak'.
Die Mannschaft zeigte eine schwache Leistung im Spiel.
The team showed a weak performance in the game.
In this case, 'schwache' is an adjective in the nominative case describing the feminine noun 'Leistung', expressing that the performance was not strong.
Er hilf gerne Menschen mit schwachen Fähigkeiten.
He gladly helps people with weak abilities.
Here, 'schwachen' is used as an adjective in the dative case to describe the plural noun 'Fähigkeiten', referring to the abilities of the people as lacking in strength or competence.
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