noun
exercise, practice
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Übung (die, pl. Übungen) means exercise or practice: a task or repeated activity to learn or improve a skill. Common phrases: „eine Übung machen“ and „zur Übung“ (for practice). Feminine noun; regular plural Übungen. Countable in many contexts and widely used in schools, training and language learning.
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Diese Übung ist sehr gut für die Bauchmuskeln.
This exercise is great for the abdominal muscles.
Ich mache jeden Tag eine Übung, um mein Deutsch zu verbessern.
I do an exercise every day to improve my German.
Zur Übung wiederholen wir den Dialog im Kurs.
We repeat the dialogue in class as practice.
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Picture a worksheet titled Übung with a student circling answers — a clear visual for 'exercise'.
Sounds a bit like 'you-bung' — imagine 'you' doing a 'bung' of exercises.
Die Übung — remember many feminine nouns end in -ung, so 'die' goes with Übung.
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Übung commonly means a practice activity or exercise (e.g., workbook exercise, rehearsal). Many nouns ending in -ung are feminine. You will see 'Übung' in educational contexts and in phrases like 'zur Übung' (for practice).