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leicht

easy

adjective LYKHT Common

Also means

light

Usage Note

leicht stretches across 'easy' and 'lightweight', the opposite of both schwer ('hard') and 'heavy'. As an adverb it softens to 'slightly' (leicht müde = 'slightly tired').

Examples

"Die Aufgabe war ganz leicht."

Natural Translation

The task was quite easy.

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