Vocabulary
schwarz
/ʃvaʁts/· adjective
black
The safe colour — and in set expressions: schwarzfahren (ride without a ticket), Kaffee schwarz (no milk).
CEFR A1Frequency ●●●●●
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Forms
- Komparativ
- schwärzer
- Superlativ
- am schwärzesten
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
schwarz
black (colour)
Ich nehme die schwarze Hose.
I'll take the black trousers.
Word family
schwarzdas Schwarzthe colour blackschwarzfahrento ride without a ticketschwarzweißblack-and-whiteder Schwarzmarktblack market
Common combinations
- schwarz auf weißin black and white (in writing)
- ganz in Schwarzall in black
- schwarzer Humorblack humour
Similar & opposite
↔ Opposites
weiß
Common learner mistakes
- Haben Sie das in schwarz?Haben Sie das in Schwarz?After in, the colour is a noun → capital letter: in Schwarz, in Blau.
Real examples
- Haben Sie die Jacke auch in Schwarz?Do you have the jacket in black too?
- Mein Vater trägt nur schwarze Schuhe.My father only wears black shoes.
- Schwarz passt zu allem.Black goes with everything.
