noun
power, strength
B1
Kraft (die) means 'strength' or 'power', covering physical strength, force, energy, or figurative power/influence. Plural is Kräfte (umlaut + -e); dative plural den Kräften. Genitive plural der Kräfte. Declension irregular in plural formation. Common in phrases like 'Kraft haben' or technical contexts (physics, politics).
Examples
Er trainiert, um mehr Kraft in den Armen zu bekommen.
He trains to gain more strength in his arms.
Ich habe keine Kraft.
I don't have any strength.
Das Team verlor an Kraft, weil die Spieler den ganzen Tag arbeiteten.
The team lost strength because the players worked all day.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a muscular arm labeled 'Kraft' lifting a heavy weight
kraft sounds like 'craft' — imagine the craft of building power
die Kraft — imagine a female figure symbolizing strength to remember feminine article
Notes
Feminine noun. Can refer to physical strength, mechanical power, or abstract force.