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Illustration of the A1 German word “leicht”, which translates to “easy, light”. A boulder the size of a house sits on a film set; a stagehand hoists it high on one fingertip, whistling, eyelids drooping in bored ease — it is painted foam.

leicht is part of German adjectives A1–B1 and Goethe A1 vocabulary.

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leicht

easy, light

/laɪ̯çt/

Forms

Comparative Forms

Positiv leicht
Komparativ leichter
Superlativ am leichtesten

Examples — leicht in a sentence

Diese Übung ist sehr leicht.

This exercise is very easy.

Ich trage eine leichte Tasche.

I am carrying a light bag.

How to remember it

LEICHT sounds like 'light' (the English word). Imagine a feather, so light it makes everything easy to lift!

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