adjective
slow
A1
'langsam' means 'slow' (adj.) and 'slowly' (adv). It’s gradable: comparative 'langsamer', superlative 'am langsamsten'. Common antonyms: 'schnell' or 'eilig'. Used attributively and predicatively (ein langsamer Zug; Der Wagen fährt langsam). Regular adjective behavior; not a participle. Very common in everyday speech; appears in instructions like 'Fahr langsam' or descriptive contexts.
Examples
Der Zug fährt langsam.
The train is moving slowly.
Das Auto fuhr langsam, als die Straße vereist war.
The car drove slowly when the road was icy.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a sloth moving slowly along a branch.
Think 'lang-slow'—'long' pace = slow.
Notes
Used both attributively and predicatively. Comparative 'langsamer', superlative 'am langsamsten'.