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Emil zeichnet seine Lieferrouten auf eine Karte und kreist jede Schwachstelle rot ein. Emil draws his delivery routes on a map and circles every weak spot in red.

noun · C1

die Schwachstelle

[ˈʃvaxˌʃtɛlə]

weak point, weak spot

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Other Examples

  • Wir haben die Schwachstellen in unserem Ablauf gefunden: Am Freitagnachmittag sind wir einfach zu wenige.

    We've found the weak spots in our process: on Friday afternoons there are simply too few of us.

  • Kennst du deine eigenen Schwachstellen, oder siehst du nur die der anderen?

    Do you know your own weak points, or do you only see other people's?

  • Lotte findet in jedem Plan sofort die Schwachstelle, was nicht alle zu schätzen wissen.

    Lotte instantly finds the weak point in any plan, which not everyone appreciates.

Grammar

Plural
die Schwachstellen 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? die Schwachstelle die Schwachstellen
Accusative wen? was? die Schwachstelle die Schwachstellen
Dative wem? der Schwachstelle den Schwachstellen
Genitive wessen? der Schwachstelle der Schwachstellen

How the Word Is Built

Schwach root stelle root

A compound: schwach + die Stelle

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

In Otti's situations: Emil learns to take criticism

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