adjective
black
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Schwarz is an adjective meaning 'black' (color) and often used metaphorically (e.g., black market). Antonym: weiß. It is gradable: comparative schwärzer, superlative am schwärzesten. Used attributively and predicatively; regular comparative forms. Not a participle or reflexive; common color adjective in German.
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Das Auto war schwarz, obwohl es auf alten Fotos anders aussah.
The car was black, although it looked different in old photos.
Sie trägt ein schwarzes Kleid.
She's wearing a black dress.
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Picture something completely black covered in 's' soot
like 'swartz' — imagine black swarth
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When used before a neuter noun in accusative, it becomes 'schwarzes' (ein schwarzes Kleid).