No. 552 in German
schwierig
Difficult.
In a sentence
Das Rätsel war ziemlich schwierig zu lösen.
The puzzle was quite difficult to solve.
In this sentence, "schwierig" is used as an adjective to describe a challenging task or problem.
Das schwierige Gespräch fand gestern statt.
The difficult conversation took place yesterday.
Here, "schwierige" is the attributive form of the adjective, describing the type of conversation.
Manchmal kann das Leben ziemlich schwierig sein.
Sometimes life can be quite difficult.
In this sentence, "schwierig" is used in a general sense to express the complexity or hardships of life.
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