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The article for

Belastung

die Belastung

Belastung is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Belastungen
English
strain, stress
Level
B2
Topic
Fitness

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Why is it die Belastung?

Belastung ends in -ung, and nouns ending in -ung are feminine: in a German dictionary, 99% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -ung
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] A stress that can cause damage

[1] eine Beanspruchung, die Schaden verursachen kann

[2] Translated: Financial requirement, edition

[2] übertragen: finanzielle Anforderung, Auflage

Examples

[1] A heavy sack is a burden for me

[1] Ein schwerer Sack ist eine Belastung für mich.

[1] "But now the foreign student had apparently become a burden for him"

[1] „Doch jetzt war der fremde Schüler offenbar zu einer Belastung für ihn geworden.“
More source examples (1)

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[2] The taxes provide considerable financial burdens

[2] Die Steuern stellen für viele erhebliche finanzielle Belastungen dar.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Belastung die Belastungen
Genitiv der Belastung der Belastungen
Dativ der Belastung den Belastungen
Akkusativ die Belastung die Belastungen

Pronunciation

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