Definition
The act of changing the position of the body or one of its parts.
Translations
- English
- movement
- Français
- mouvement
- Türkçe
- hareket
- Polski
- ruch
- Русский
- движение
- Українська
- рух
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Bewegung
- B1
- Noun
- Body & Health
- Sport & Fitness
movement
/diː bəˈveːɡʊŋ/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Bewegungen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Body & HealthPrimarySport & Fitness
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Diese Bewegung verursacht Schmerzen im Rücken.NominativSing.This movement causes back pain.
- Der Arzt prüft die Bewegung des Arms.AkkusativSing.The doctor examines the movement of the arm.
- Mit der Bewegung des Arms beginnt die Übung.DativSing.The exercise begins with the movement of the arm.
- Die Einschränkung der Bewegung erschwert den Alltag.GenitivSing.The restriction of movement makes everyday life more difficult.
- Die Bewegungen des Arms sind noch eingeschränkt.NominativPlur.The movements of the arm are still restricted.
- Der Physiotherapeut beobachtet die Bewegungen des Patienten.AkkusativPlur.The physiotherapist observes the patient's movements.
- Mit gezielten Bewegungen kann man die Muskulatur stärken.DativPlur.The muscles can be strengthened with targeted movements.
- Die Kontrolle der Bewegungen erfolgt langsam und vorsichtig.GenitivPlur.The movements are controlled slowly and carefully.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Bewegung/bəˈveːɡʊŋ/
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Article phrase
die Bewegung/diː bəˈveːɡʊŋ/
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Plural
Bewegungen/bəˈveːɡʊŋən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Bewegung | die Bewegungen |
| Akkusativ | die Bewegung | die Bewegungen |
| Dativ | der Bewegung | den Bewegungen |
| Genitiv | der Bewegung | der Bewegungen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Bewegung machen
- Collocationeine falsche Bewegung
- Verb constructionBewegung brauchen + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionin Bewegung bleibenin + Dativ
- Sentence patternDie Bewegung tut weh.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termVeränderung — change
A Bewegung is a specific Veränderung of the position or posture, whereas Veränderung can also concern states, properties, or relationships.
- Narrower termGestik
Gestik is a special form of visible bodily movement, usually accompanying or reinforcing communication.
- Semantically relatedHaltung — attitude
Bewegung and Haltung belong to the description of the body; Bewegung denotes the process, while Haltung denotes the momentary position.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- beweg-Other
- -ungSuffix
„Bewegung“ is synchronically derived from the verb „bewegen“ with the suffix „-ung“.
Word family
- bewegen
- beweglich
- bewegt