body awareness
das Körpergefühl, die Körpergefühle
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body awareness
The conscious or intuitive awareness of one's own body, its movements, needs, and physical condition.
Durch den Sport hat sie ein besseres Körpergefühl entwickelt.
Through exercise, she has developed better body awareness.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Körpergefühle |
| genitive | des Körpergefühles |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Körpergefühl | die Körpergefühle |
| accusative | das Körpergefühl | die Körpergefühle |
| dative | dem Körpergefühl | den Körpergefühlen |
| genitive | des Körpergefühles des Körpergefühls | der Körpergefühle |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Körpergefühl' (body awareness) is made up of 'Körper' (body) and 'Gefühl' (feeling). The head word 'Gefühl' (feeling) here refers to an inner awareness of one's own body.
Beim Tanzen braucht man ein gutes Körpergefühl.
Dancing requires good body awareness.
Common collocations include 'ein gutes Körpergefühl haben' (to have good body awareness), 'ein Körpergefühl entwickeln' (to develop body awareness), and 'sein Körpergefühl verbessern' (to improve one's body awareness). Another fixed collocation is 'auf sein Körpergefühl hören' (to listen to one's body), which uses 'auf' with the accusative.
Beim Training sollte man auf sein Körpergefühl hören und Schmerzen nicht ignorieren.
When training, you should listen to your body and not ignore pain.
'Körpergefühl' (body awareness) occurs particularly often in conversations about sports, dance, yoga, physiotherapy, and health. In these contexts, the focus is often on becoming more aware of movements, tension, or physical needs.
Im Yogakurs lernt sie, Anspannung früher zu bemerken und ihr Körpergefühl zu schärfen.
In her yoga class, she learns to notice tension sooner and sharpen her body awareness.
