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How to Say ‘Is it too heavy?’ in German

Ist er zu schwer?

ist air tsoo shvair

[ist air tsoo shvair]

💬 Usage Tip: er means "it" here because Koffer is a masculine word. A bag, die Tasche, would be sie.

Phrase Breakdown

Ist er

ist air

Is it

In a question, the verb comes first. 'er' means 'it' here because 'der Koffer' is masculine. Link the two words smoothly: 'ister'.

Example

Ist er neu?

Is it new?

Words in this phrase

Ist

[ist]

Ist is the third-person singular form of sein, meaning is.

Example

Ist das alles für Sie?

Is that all for you?

[air]

Masculine pronoun, used for masculine nouns like der Koffer.

Example

Der Tisch? Er ist neu.

The table? It is new.

zu schwer?

tsoo shvair

too heavy?

'zu' means 'too'. In 'schwer', 'sch' sounds like English 'sh'. The 'z' sounds like 'ts'.

Example

Die Tasche ist zu schwer.

The bag is too heavy.

Words in this phrase

[tsoo]

too

Used with 'spät' to mean 'too late'.

Example

In Ich bin zu spät. verstärkt zu das Wort spät.

In I am too late., zu intensifies the word spät.

schwer

[shvair]

Heavy

Having great weight; difficult to move or lift.

Example

Der Koffer ist zu schwer für mich.

The suitcase is too heavy for me.

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