Vocabulary
belasten
/bəˈlastn̩/· verb
to burden, to weigh on, to put a strain on; to pollute, to harm (the environment); (law) to incriminate; to debit, to charge (an account)
Belasten — stress, worries or a heavy load belasten people (die Belastung); exhaust fumes belasten die Umwelt; a witness's statement belastet den Angeklagten; and the bank belastet dein Konto.
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Conjugation
- ich
- belaste
- du
- belastest
- er/sie/es
- belastet
- wir
- belasten
- ihr
- belastet
- sie/Sie
- belasten
Perfekt hat belastetPräteritum belastete
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
belasten
to burden, to weigh on
Die Sorge um ihre kranke Mutter belastet sie sehr.
The worry about her sick mother weighs heavily on her.
Word family
belastendie Belastungburden, strainbelastbarresilient, able to cope with pressuredie Lastload, burdenentlastento relieve
Common combinations
- die Umwelt belastento harm the environment
- seelisch belastetemotionally strained
- das Konto belastento debit the account
- schwer belastento weigh heavily on; to seriously incriminate
- belastende Beweiseincriminating evidence
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
bedrückenbeschweren
↔ Opposites
entlasten
Common learner mistakes
- Das Problem belastet mir.Das Problem belastet mich.belasten takes the accusative.
Real examples
- Die hohen Energiepreise belasten vor allem Familien mit kleinem Einkommen.High energy prices are a burden above all for families on a low income.
- Gestern sind neue Beweise aufgetaucht, die den Verdächtigen schwer belasten.Yesterday new evidence emerged that seriously incriminates the suspect.
- Ich will dich nicht mit meinen Problemen belasten, aber ich muss einfach mit jemandem reden.I don't want to burden you with my problems, but I simply have to talk to someone.
