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Bruno kontrolliert sein Gewicht auf der Waage. Bruno checks his weight on the scales.

noun · A2

das Gewicht

[ɡəˈvɪçt]

weight

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Other Examples

  • Mein Gewicht ist seit Jahren gleich.

    My weight has been the same for years.

  • Wie viel Gewicht darf dein Koffer haben?

    How much can your suitcase weigh?

    The tinted words form a set phrase: Wie viel?

  • Im Fitnessstudio heben wir schwere Gewichte.

    At the gym we lift heavy weights.

Grammar

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

Declension

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

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? das Gewicht die Gewichte
Mein Gewicht ist seit Jahren gleich. My weight has been the same for years.
Accusative wen? was? das Gewicht die Gewichte
Dative wem? dem Gewicht den Gewichten
Genitive wessen? des Gewichts der Gewichte

How the Word Is Built

Ge prefix wicht root

ge-
in nouns, often a group or a result: das Gebäude (building), das Geschenk (gift); in verbs, the past participle: gekauft.

Word family

wiegendas Übergewicht

In Otti's situations: Kalle stays fit

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