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puberty
The phase of life between childhood and adulthood, during which the body develops hormonally and physically toward sexual maturity.
Die Pubertät ist für viele Jugendliche und ihre Eltern eine anstrengende Zeit.
Puberty is a stressful time for many teenagers and their parents.
You use 'in die Pubertät kommen' (to enter puberty) with the accusative for the beginning of the phase, and 'in der Pubertät sein' (to be in puberty) with the dative for the state of being in this phase.
Mein Sohn kommt langsam in die Pubertät.
My son is slowly entering puberty.
Puberty is often described with adjectives such as 'schwierig' (difficult), 'anstrengend' (stressful), 'früh' (early), or 'spät' (late).
Für ihre Tochter war es eine besonders schwierige Pubertät.
For her daughter, it was an especially difficult puberty.
The adjective 'pubertär' (pubescent/adolescent) is derived from 'Pubertät' (puberty). It describes behavior that is considered typical of this phase of life, often with a slightly negative or ironic tone.
Sein Verhalten ist momentan ziemlich pubertär.
His behavior is pretty adolescent at the moment.
youth
Jugend is generally the stage of life between childhood and adulthood. Pubertät refers specifically to the phase within this transition when hormonal and physical development toward sexual maturity takes place. Jugend therefore fits the entire stage of life, while Pubertät refers to this physical maturation process.
In ihrer Pubertät veränderte sich ihr Körper deutlich.
During puberty, her body changed noticeably.
In ihrer Jugend verbrachte sie viel Zeit mit ihren Freunden.
During her youth, she spent a lot of time with her friends.
