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 ˈkʁaŋkn̩ˌʃvɛstɐ/
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
- Topics
- Body & HealthPrimaryWork & Professions
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Krankenschwester hilft dem Patienten.NominativSing.The nurse helps the patient.
- Ich rufe die Krankenschwester.AkkusativSing.I call the nurse.
- Ich spreche mit der Krankenschwester über die Behandlung.DativSing.I am talking to the nurse about the treatment.
- 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.
- Die Arbeit der Krankenschwestern ist anspruchsvoll.GenitivPlur.The work of nurses is demanding.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Krankenschwester/ˈkʁaŋkn̩ˌʃvɛstɐ/
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Article phrase
die Krankenschwester/diː ˈkʁaŋkn̩ˌʃvɛstɐ/
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Plural
Krankenschwestern/ˈkʁaŋkn̩ˌʃvɛstɐn/
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
- Adjective combinationeine erfahrene Krankenschwester
- Sentence patternDie Krankenschwester untersucht den Patienten.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termKrankenpfleger — male nurse
Krankenschwester and Krankenpfleger traditionally refer to female and male nursing professions, respectively; today, Pflegefachkraft is often the more neutral designation.
- Broader termPflegefachkraft
A Krankenschwester is a Pflegefachkraft; Pflegefachkraft is the more general occupational designation.
- Semantically relatedÄrztin — female doctor
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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