eine Last sein
to be a burden
Türkçe: yük olmak
In a sentence
Die ständige Pflege ihrer kranken Mutter war ihr eine große Last.
How it is used
Means 'to be a burden' – causing difficulty or extra work. Neutral register. Use when a colleague complains that a slow team member is a burden on the project. Avoid using for physical objects.
Other verbs that go with Last
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- jdm. zur Last fallento be a burden to someone
- jdm. etw. zur Last legento blame someone for something
- eine Last abschüttelnto shake off a burden
- die Last verteilento distribute the burden
- die Last tragento bear the burden
Other collocations built on sein
- an der richtigen / falschen Adresse seinto be at the right/wrong place
- in Arbeit seinto be employed
- außer Atem seinto be out of breath
- im Anmarsch seinto be on the way/approaching
- der Auffassung seinto be of the opinion that
- in Aufregung seinto be in a state of excitement
- in Bearbeitung seinto be in processing
- in Aufruhr seinto be in turmoil
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