noun#8,977 by frequency
der Schwung
/ʃvʊŋ/
a swinging motion, sweep; a quantity so swept, any large amount; momentum, speed, force; pep, vim, verve, dash, panache
- genitive
- des Schwunges
- plural
- die Schwünge
Meanings
- 1
a swinging motion, sweep
Die Party ist in Schwung gekommen.
The party has livened up.
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Die Wirtschaft muß dringend wieder in Schwung gebracht werden.
The economy is in dire need of a jump-start.
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- 2
a quantity so swept, (hence colloquial) any large amount
- 3
momentum, speed, force — intensity of a specific movement
- 4
pep, vim, verve, dash, panache
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derSchwung | dieSchwünge |
| accusative | denSchwung | dieSchwünge |
| dative | demSchwung | denSchwüngen |
| genitive | desSchwunges | derSchwünge |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.