schwerfallen

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German

Etymology

From schwer +‎ fallen.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: schwer‧fal‧len

Verb

schwerfallen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present fällt schwer, past tense fiel schwer, past participle schwergefallen, auxiliary sein)

  1. (reflexive) to be difficult
    Antonym: leichtfallen
    Es fällt mir schwer, das zu glauben.
    It's hard for me to believe that.
    Wenn es dir schwerfällst, selbst eine Lösung zu finden, dann versuche professionelle Hilfe anzunehmen.
    If you're having a hard time finding a solution yourself, try getting professional help.

Conjugation

Conjugation of schwerfallen (class 7 strong, auxiliary sein)
infinitive schwerfallen
present participle schwerfallend
past participle schwergefallen
zu-infinitive schwerzufallen
auxiliary sein
indicative subjunctive
singular plural singular plural
present — — i — —
— — — —
es fällt schwer — es falle schwer —
preterite — — ii — —
— — — —
es fiel schwer — es fiele schwer1 —
imperative — —

1This form and alternative in würde both found.

Subordinate-clause forms of schwerfallen (class 7 strong, auxiliary sein)
indicative subjunctive
present — — i — —
— — — —
dass es schwerfällt — dass es schwerfalle —
preterite — — ii — —
— — — —
dass es schwerfiel — dass es schwerfiele1 —

1This form and alternative in würde both found.

Composed forms of schwerfallen (class 7 strong, auxiliary sein)
perfect
singular plural singular plural
indicative — — subjunctive — —
— — — —
es ist schwergefallen — es sei schwergefallen —
pluperfect
indicative — — subjunctive — —
— — — —
es war schwergefallen — es wäre schwergefallen —
future i
infinitive schwerfallen werden subjunctive i — —
— —
es werde schwerfallen —
indicative — — subjunctive ii — —
— — — —
es wird schwerfallen — es würde schwerfallen —
future ii
infinitive schwergefallen sein werden subjunctive i — —
— —
es werde schwergefallen sein —
indicative — — subjunctive ii — —
— — — —
es wird schwergefallen sein — es würde schwergefallen sein —

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