Definition
A small solid dose of medicine that is taken by mouth and swallowed.
Translations
- English
- pill
- Français
- pilule
- Türkçe
- hap
- Polski
- pigułka
- Русский
- таблетка
- Українська
- таблетка
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Pille
- B1
- Noun
- Body & Health
- Services & Everyday Tasks
pill
/diː ˈpɪlə/
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
- Pillen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Topics
- Body & HealthPrimaryServices & Everyday Tasks
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Pille gegen hohen Blutdruck liegt auf dem Tisch.NominativSing.The pill for high blood pressure is on the table.
- Der Arzt verschreibt die Pille gegen die Schmerzen.AkkusativSing.The doctor prescribes the pill for the pain.
- Der Patient vertraut der Pille nicht vollständig.DativSing.The patient does not fully trust the pill.
- Die Wirkung der Pille setzt schnell ein.GenitivSing.The pill takes effect quickly.
- Pillen können bei falscher Anwendung Nebenwirkungen haben.NominativPlur.Pills can cause side effects if used incorrectly.
- Viele Frauen nehmen Pillen zur Verhütung ein.AkkusativPlur.Many women take pills for contraception.
- Die Ärztin erklärt den Patientinnen die Wirkung von Pillen.DativPlur.The doctor explains the effects of pills to the female patients.
- Die Nebenwirkungen der Pillen werden ausführlich erklärt.GenitivPlur.The side effects of the pills are explained in detail.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Pille/ˈpɪlə/
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Article phrase
die Pille/diː ˈpɪlə/
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Plural
Pillen/ˈpɪlən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Pille | die Pillen |
| Akkusativ | die Pille | die Pillen |
| Dativ | der Pille | den Pillen |
| Genitiv | der Pille | der Pillen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationeine kleine Pille
- Collocationeine Pille gegen Schmerzen
- Verb constructioneine Pille einnehmen + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionmit einer Pillemit + Dativ
- Sentence patternDie Pille wird mit Wasser geschluckt.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymTablette — tablet
- Narrower termAntibabypille
The Antibabypille is a specific Pille for hormonal contraception and is therefore a subtype of Pille.
- Related termKapsel
Kapsel and Pille are different dosage forms for medicines.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- Pillenknick
- Pillenpause