adjective
soft, gentle
A2
Weich is an adjective meaning 'soft' or 'gentle', used for textures, sounds or personalities. It’s gradable: comparative weicher, superlative am weichsten. Common antonym: hart. Not a participle; follows normal adjective inflection and can be used attributively, predicatively or adverbially (often with sehr).
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Der neue Stoff fühlte sich weich an, nachdem er getrocknet war und die Reinigung abgeschlossen worden war.
The new fabric felt soft after it had dried and the cleaning had been completed.
Seine Stimme klang weich und freundlich.
His voice sounded gentle and friendly.
Das Kissen ist sehr weich.
The pillow is very soft.
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Imagine a soft pillow that you sink into
sounds like 'vay-ch' → 'soft' (think 'whey' which is soft powder)