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to knead
To repeatedly press, squeeze, and fold a soft, moldable mass such as dough or clay with your hands.
Bevor der Brotteig gehen kann, muss man ihn kräftig kneten.
Before the bread dough can rise, you have to knead it vigorously.
to knead
To massage someone or a body part firmly in order to release tension.
Der Physiotherapeut hat mir den verspannten Nacken richtig durchgeknetet.
The physical therapist really kneaded my tense neck thoroughly.
'Kneten' (to knead) is a transitive verb and almost always needs an accusative object. You always knead 'etwas' (something).
Die Kinder kneten bunte Figuren aus Knetmasse.
The children are kneading colorful figures out of modeling clay.
In this meaning, 'kneten' (to knead) is typically used with moldable materials such as 'Teig' (dough), 'Ton' (clay), or 'Knetmasse' (modeling clay).
Nach dem Töpferkurs musste sie den übrigen Ton wieder weich kneten.
After the pottery course, she had to knead the remaining clay soft again.
To express an intensive massage, the separable verb 'durchkneten' (to knead thoroughly) is often used. It means that the entire area is massaged thoroughly.
Lass dir mal die Schultern richtig durchkneten, dann geht es dir besser.
Have someone really knead your shoulders thoroughly; then you'll feel better.
to massage
Massieren and kneten can both involve working on a tense shoulder. Massieren refers to the overall treatment using various techniques, while kneten emphasizes the firm, repeated pressing motion. When the whole treatment is meant, massieren is appropriate; for this specific movement, kneten is more precise.
Die Physiotherapeutin knetete den verspannten Muskel an seiner Schulter kräftig.
The physical therapist firmly kneaded the tense muscle in his shoulder.
Die Physiotherapeutin massierte seine verspannte Schulter mit verschiedenen Handgriffen.
The physical therapist massaged his tense shoulder using various techniques.
