Which pair represents the noun and adjective forms related to 'Spannung'?

• A. Tension and Tense
• B. Stress and Stressed
• C. Pressure and Pressed
• D. Nervousness and Nervous

Answer: (A)

Spannung conveys a state of being stretched or strained, which in English is most naturally expressed as a noun “tension.” The corresponding adjective that describes that state is “tense.” So the natural pair is tension and tense: the rope is under tension, and the room felt tense.

The other pairs don’t line up as cleanly with Spannung’s sense. Stress and stressed is related in meaning but isn’t the direct, standard translation in everyday use. Pressure and pressed isn’t a typical adjective form linked to the noun about the state of being stretched. Nervousness and nervous pair a different nuance (anxiety) rather than the physical or situational tension Spannung often implies.