Vocabulary
das
Gelenk
/ɡəˈlɛŋk/· noun· Pl. die Gelenke
joint
Knie, Schulter, Hüfte — die Gelenke hurt after a long hike.
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Forms
- Singular
- das Gelenk
- Plural
- die Gelenke
- Genitiv
- des Gelenks
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Gelenk
joint
Mir tun alle Gelenke weh.
All my joints hurt.
Word family
Gelenkdas Kniegelenkknee jointgelenkigsupple, flexibledie Gelenkschmerzenjoint pain
Common combinations
- steife Gelenkestiff joints
- das Gelenk bewegento move the joint
- geschwollene Gelenkeswollen joints
Real examples
- Beim Wandern tun mir die Gelenke weh.My joints hurt when I hike.
- Das Knie ist das größte Gelenk im Körper.The knee is the biggest joint in the body.
- Schwimmen ist gut für die Gelenke.Swimming is good for the joints.
