Before you start
Meet die Übung
See how the article changes from case to case, then try the exercises.
All 3 meanings
- (uncountable) practice (degree of being used to and proficient in some activity)
- (countable) practice; exercise; training; workout; drill; maneuver (the usually repeated performance of an activity for the sake of improvement and learning)
- (countable) a kind of university class where skills taught in lectures or seminars are exercised (similar to a Tutorium, but more likely to be obligatory and taught by proper staff)
Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Forms
How the article changes
For die Übung, use the coloured columns: feminine and plural.
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | der | die | das | die |
| accusative | den | die | das | die |
| dative | dem | der | dem | den |
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ein | eine | ein | keine |
| accusative | einen | eine | ein | keine |
| dative | einem | einer | einem | keinen |
Plural die Übungen
Nouns ending in -ung, -heit, -keit, -schaft, -ion, -tät, -ik, -ei, -ur, -enz and -anz are feminine.
Examples
- 1Die leichte Übung beginnt mit einer Aufgabe.The easy exercise begins with a task.
- 2Ich mache die kurze Übung am Morgen.I do the short exercise in the morning.
- 3Ich lerne mit der interessanten Übung neue Wörter.I learn new words with the interesting exercise.