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Without much effort or difficulty; easily. It is used almost exclusively as an adverb with verbs such as 'erkennen' (to recognize), 'sehen' (to see), or 'vorstellen' (to imagine).
Man kann unschwer erkennen, dass er sehr aufgeregt ist.
One can easily recognize that he is very nervous.
The word is a combination of the prefix 'un-' (not) and the adjective 'schwer' (in the sense of difficult). So 'unschwer' literally means 'not hard' or 'not difficult'.
Es war unschwer zu erraten, wer das Geschenk gekauft hatte.
It was easy to guess who had bought the gift.
'Unschwer' (easily) is almost always combined with verbs of perception or understanding. Typical verbs are 'erkennen' (to recognize), 'sehen' (to see), 'feststellen' (to determine), and 'sich vorstellen' (to imagine).
Wie man unschwer sehen kann, wurde hier nicht gut gearbeitet.
As one can easily see, the work here was not done well.
This adverb belongs more to written or formal language. In everyday conversation, people would often use 'leicht' (easily) or 'einfach' (simply/easily) instead.
Aus den vorliegenden Daten lässt sich unschwer schließen, dass die Nachfrage gestiegen ist.
From the available data, it can easily be concluded that demand has increased.
simple / just
'einfach' and 'unschwer' can both mean that something does not take much effort. 'einfach' is very general and fits tasks, rules, questions, or routes. 'unschwer' is much more specific and sounds somewhat more formal. It is used almost only as an adverb with verbs like 'erkennen' (to recognize), 'sehen' (to see), or 'sich vorstellen' (to imagine). Learners may confuse the words because both can mean 'easy'. In practical terms: 'einfach' fits almost always in everyday language; 'unschwer' fits mainly when something can be easily recognized or understood.
An seinem Lächeln war unschwer zu erkennen, dass die Nachricht gut war.
From his smile, it was easy to tell that the news was good.
Die Übung ist einfach, deshalb kann ihr jeder im Kurs folgen.
The exercise is easy, so everyone in the course can follow it.