Noun
die Muskulatur
Pronunciation: [ˌmʊskulaˈtuːɐ̯]
musculature
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plural Muskulaturen
Meanings
Noun
- musculature
- muscles (collectively)
Example sentence
Beim Schwimmen trainiert man fast die ganze Muskulatur.
When you swim, you work almost all of your muscles.
Word forms
singular
die Muskulatur
plural
die Muskulaturen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Muskulatur
Accusativedie Muskulatur
Dativeder Muskulatur
Genitiveder Muskulatur
Plural
Nominativedie Muskulaturen
Accusativedie Muskulaturen
Dativeden Muskulaturen
Genitiveder Muskulaturen
Usage
- die Muskulatur stärken — strengthen the muscles; the German noun is collective
- Muskulatur / Muskel — the musculature or muscles collectively / one individual muscle
Die Zeichnung zeigt die Muskulatur des menschlichen Arms.
The drawing shows the musculature of the human arm.