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Auf dem Trainingsgerät steigert Frida die Belastung für ihr Knie ganz langsam. On the training machine, Frida increases the load on her knee very slowly.

noun · B2

die Belastung

[bəˈlastʊŋ]

load, strain, burden

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Other Examples

  • Ich merke, dass mein Knie die Belastung beim Treppensteigen schon besser verträgt.

    I can tell my knee is already coping better with the strain of climbing stairs.

  • Für euch ist der Umzug sicher eine große Belastung, oder?

    The move must be a big strain on you, right?

  • Kalle sagt, lange Wanderungen seien eine gesunde Belastung für den Körper.

    Kalle says long hikes are a healthy strain on the body.

Grammar

Plural
die Belastungen In the plural the article is always "die".

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Belastung. Der, Die or Das? The Rules

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Belastung die Belastungen
Accusative wen? was? die Belastung die Belastungen
Dative wem? der Belastung den Belastungen
Genitive wessen? der Belastung der Belastungen

How the Word Is Built

Be prefix last root ung suffix

be-
makes a verb take a direct object: zahlen (to pay) → die Rechnung bezahlen (to pay the bill).
-ung
a noun from a verb, always feminine: wohnen → die Wohnung (flat), rechnen → die Rechnung (bill).

Word family

belastendie Lastentlastendie Entlastungbelastbar

In Otti's situations: Frida goes to physiotherapy

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