Definition
Medical care intended to relieve or heal an illness or injury.
Translations
- English
- medical treatment
- Français
- traitement médical
- Türkçe
- tıbbi tedavi
- Polski
- leczenie
- Русский
- лечение
- Українська
- лікування
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Behandlung
- B1
- Noun
- Body & Health
- Services & Everyday Tasks
medical treatment
/diː bəˈhandlʊŋ/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Behandlungen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Body & HealthPrimaryServices & Everyday Tasks
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Behandlung dauerte mehrere Wochen.NominativSing.The treatment lasted several weeks.
- Der Arzt begann die Behandlung sofort.AkkusativSing.The doctor began the treatment immediately.
- Der Patient vertraute der Behandlung durch eine erfahrene Therapeutin.DativSing.The patient trusted the treatment provided by an experienced therapist.
- Die Dauer der Behandlung war schwer vorherzusagen.GenitivSing.The duration of the treatment was difficult to predict.
- Behandlungen können die Genesung unterstützen.NominativPlur.Treatments can support recovery.
- Die Klinik bietet verschiedene Behandlungen an.AkkusativPlur.The clinic offers various treatments.
- Nach den Behandlungen fühlten sich viele Patienten besser.DativPlur.Many patients felt better after the treatments.
- Die Ergebnisse der Behandlungen waren ermutigend.GenitivPlur.The results of the treatments were encouraging.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Behandlung/bəˈhandlʊŋ/
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Article phrase
die Behandlung/diː bəˈhandlʊŋ/
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Plural
Behandlungen/bəˈhandlʊŋən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Behandlung | die Behandlungen |
| Akkusativ | die Behandlung | die Behandlungen |
| Dativ | der Behandlung | den Behandlungen |
| Genitiv | der Behandlung | der Behandlungen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine medizinische Behandlung durchführen
- Collocationeine Behandlung beginnen
- Verb constructioneine Behandlung erhalten + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionmit einer Behandlung beginnenmit + Dativ
- Sentence patternDie Behandlung lindert die Schmerzen.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymTherapie — therapy
Behandlung and Therapie overlap considerably; Therapie often emphasizes the deliberate healing process.
- Broader termMaßnahme
A Behandlung is a specific Maßnahme aimed at alleviating or curing an illness or injury.
- Related termDiagnose
Behandlung and Diagnose are part of medical care, but refer to different steps.
- Narrower termPhysiotherapie
Physiotherapie is a specific form of Behandlung that primarily promotes movement and physical functions.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- behandel-Other
- -ungSuffix
„Behandlung“ is a derivation from the verb „behandeln“ with the suffix „-ung“ and denotes the process or result of treating.
Word family
- behandeln
- Behandler
- Behandlungsplan