Noun
die Chirurgie
Pronunciation: /çiʁʊʁˈɡiː/
surgery (field of study)
B2
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plural Chirurgien
Meanings
Noun
- surgery (field of study)
- the section of a hospital in which surgeries are performed
Example sentence
Nach dem Studium hat sie sich für die Chirurgie entschieden.
After her degree she decided to go into surgery.
Word forms
singular
die Chirurgie
plural
die Chirurgien
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Chirurgie
Accusativedie Chirurgie
Dativeder Chirurgie
Genitiveder Chirurgie
Plural
Nominativedie Chirurgien
Accusativedie Chirurgien
Dativeden Chirurgien
Genitiveder Chirurgien
Usage
- in der Chirurgie arbeiten — work in surgery, the medical specialty or department
- Chirurgie / Operation — the field of surgery / a particular operation; English surgery can mean either
Während des Studiums interessierte sie sich besonders für die Chirurgie.
During her studies, she was particularly interested in surgery.