Definition
A woman trained to care for sick or injured people.
Translations
- English
- female nurse
- Français
- infirmière
- Türkçe
- kadın hemşire
- Polski
- pielęgniarka
- Русский
- медсестра
- Українська
- медсестра
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Krankenschwester
- A1
- Noun
- Body & Health
- Work & Professions
female nurse
/diː ˈkʁaŋkŋ̍ˌʃvɛstɐ/
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
- Krankenschwestern
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Compound
- Topics
- Body & HealthPrimaryWork & Professions
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Krankenschwester hilft dem Patienten.NominativSing.The nurse helps the patient.
- Eine Krankenschwester misst den Blutdruck.NominativSing.A nurse measures the blood pressure.
- Ich rufe die Krankenschwester.AkkusativSing.I call the nurse.
- Die Schicht der Krankenschwester beginnt früh.GenitivSing.The nurse’s shift starts early.
- Die Krankenschwestern arbeiten auf dieser Station.NominativPlur.The nurses work on this ward.
- Das Krankenhaus sucht Krankenschwestern.AkkusativPlur.The hospital is looking for nurses.
- Mit den Krankenschwestern sprechen wir über die Pflege.DativPlur.We talk with the nurses about care.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Krankenschwester/ˈkʁaŋkŋ̍ˌʃvɛstɐ/
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Article phrase
die Krankenschwester/diː ˈkʁaŋkŋ̍ˌʃvɛstɐ/
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Plural
Krankenschwestern/ˈkʁaŋkŋ̍ˌʃvɛstɐn/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Krankenschwester | die Krankenschwestern |
| Akkusativ | die Krankenschwester | die Krankenschwestern |
| Dativ | der Krankenschwester | den Krankenschwestern |
| Genitiv | der Krankenschwester | der Krankenschwestern |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationdie Krankenschwester rufen
- Profession expressionals Krankenschwester arbeiten
- Prepositional constructionmit der Krankenschwester sprechenmit + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeCompound
- KrankenModifier
- SchwesterHead