German

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Etymology

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From schwer +‎ fallen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌfalən]
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  • Hyphenation: schwer‧fal‧len

Verb

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

  1. (reflexive) to be difficult
    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

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