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Die Physiotherapeutin korrigiert Fridas Haltung vor dem Spiegel. The physiotherapist corrects Frida's posture in front of the mirror.

noun · B2

die Haltung

[ˈhaltʊŋ]

posture

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Other Examples

  • Am Schreibtisch achte ich jetzt bewusst auf eine gerade Haltung.

    At my desk I now make a point of keeping a straight posture.

  • Mit einer besseren Haltung hättest du keine Rückenschmerzen.

    With better posture, you wouldn't have back pain.

  • Emil hängt ständig über seinem Handy, und seine Haltung leidet darunter.

    Emil is always hunched over his phone, and his posture suffers for it.

Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Haltung. 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 Haltung die Haltungen
Accusative wen? was? die Haltung die Haltungen
Dative wem? der Haltung den Haltungen
Mit einer besseren Haltung hättest du keine Rückenschmerzen. With better posture, you wouldn't have back pain.
Genitive wessen? der Haltung der Haltungen

How the Word Is Built

Halt root ung suffix

-ung
a noun from a verb, always feminine: wohnen → die Wohnung (flat), rechnen → die Rechnung (bill).

Word family

haltendie Körperhaltungder Haltdas Verhalten

In Otti's situations: Frida goes to physiotherapy

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