Das Gewicht
Example: Das Gewicht der Kiste ist zu schwer zum Tragen.
Definition
"Das Gewicht" refers to the measure of how heavy an object is, indicating the force exerted by gravity on its mass. It is commonly used to describe the heaviness of physical items, such as in the phrase 'Das Gewicht der Kiste ist zu schwer zum Tragen.'
Etymology
The word "das Gewicht" comes from the German root 'Gewicht,' which is related to the verb 'wiegen,' meaning 'to weigh.' It originated from Middle High German and Old High German, showing its long history in describing weight or heaviness.
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"Das Gewicht" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (A2) - set 3", containing 116 commonly used words.
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