die Windung
bend
A curved section along the course of something, such as a path, a river, or the intestine.
EXAMPLE
Der Fluss schlängelt sich in weiten Windungen durch das Tal.
The river winds through the valley in broad bends.
die Windung
bend / turn
die Windung, die Windungen
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Meanings
die Windung
turn
A single complete turn of an object arranged in a spiral or helix, especially a wire in a coil.
EXAMPLE
Die Spule besteht aus einem Kupferdraht mit zweihundert Windungen.
The coil consists of a copper wire with two hundred turns.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Windung, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Windungen |
| genitive | der Windung |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Windung | die Windungen |
| accusative | die Windung | die Windungen |
| dative | der Windung | den Windungen |
| genitive | der Windung | der Windungen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Word family
'Windung' (bend / turn) belongs to the word family of 'winden' (to wind); they share the stem 'wind-'. This connection helps you remember the curved or twisted shape.
EXAMPLE
Die Schlange lag in mehreren Windungen auf dem warmen Stein.
The snake lay in several coils on the warm stone.
Context clues
When referring to paths, rivers, or the intestine, 'Windungen' (bends) means curved sections. With coils and wires, an exact number is a particularly clear sign that complete turns are being counted.
EXAMPLE
Von hier oben erkennt man die Windungen des Flusses besonders gut.
From up here, you can see the bends in the river particularly well.
Für diese Spule brauchen wir genau fünfzig Windungen.
We need exactly fifty turns for this coil.
Typical collocations
The course of something is often described using 'in engen Windungen' (in tight bends) or 'in weiten Windungen' (in broad bends). These phrases frequently occur with verbs such as 'verlaufen' (to run), 'fließen' (to flow), or 'sich ziehen' (to extend).
EXAMPLE
Der Wanderweg zieht sich in engen Windungen den Hang hinauf.
The hiking trail winds up the slope in tight bends.
Technical quantities
Typical collocations are 'die Anzahl der Windungen' (the number of turns) and 'die Windungen zählen' (to count the turns). Use 'eine Spule mit … Windungen' (a coil with … turns) to state how many complete turns the wire makes.
EXAMPLE
Für den Versuch verwenden wir eine Spule mit hundert Windungen.
For the experiment, we use a coil with one hundred turns.
In real life
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