adjective
beautiful
A1
schön means "beautiful" or "nice" (pleasant, attractive) and is used for people, things, or experiences. Gradable: comparative schöner, superlative am schönsten. Antonyms include hässlich and schrecklich. Can function attributively or predicatively; also used colloquially. Regular adjective inflection; not a participle.
Examples
Das Bild ist schön.
The picture is beautiful.
Der Park war schön, als die Sonne unterging und die Blumen noch blühten.
The park was beautiful as the sun set and the flowers were still blooming.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a beautiful painting that shines and is 'schön'
like English 'shone' — something that shines and is beautiful
Notes
Common in compliments and descriptions (Das ist schön!).