Noun
die Übung
Pronunciation: /ˈyːbʊŋ/
practice; exercise; training; workout; drill; maneuver (the usually repeated performance of an activity for the sake of improvement and learning)
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plural Übungen
Meanings
Noun
- practice; exercise; training; workout; drill; maneuver (the usually repeated performance of an activity for the sake of improvement and learning)
- practice (degree of being used to and proficient in some activity)
- 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)
Example sentence
Ihm fehlt einfach die Übung.
He simply lacks practice.
Word forms
singular
die Übung
plural
die Übungen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Übung
Accusativedie Übung
Dativeder Übung
Genitiveder Übung
Plural
Nominativedie Übungen
Accusativedie Übungen
Dativeden Übungen
Genitiveder Übungen
Usage
- Übung macht den Meister. — A proverb equivalent to practice makes perfect.
- eine Übung machen — One specific exercise, unlike uncountable practice.
Mit etwas Übung gelingt dir dieser Schritt leichter.
With a little practice, this step will become easier for you.