Noun
die Intensivstation
Pronunciation: /ɪntɛnˈziːfʃtaˌt͡si̯oːn/
intensive care unit
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plural Intensivstationen
Meanings
Noun
- intensive care unit
Example sentence
Der Patient liegt seit gestern auf der Intensivstation.
The patient has been in intensive care since yesterday.
Word forms
singular
die Intensivstation
plural
die Intensivstationen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Intensivstation
Accusativedie Intensivstation
Dativeder Intensivstation
Genitiveder Intensivstation
Plural
Nominativedie Intensivstationen
Accusativedie Intensivstationen
Dativeden Intensivstationen
Genitiveder Intensivstationen
Usage
- auf der Intensivstation liegen — Be in an intensive care unit; German commonly uses auf.
- Intensivstation / Krankenhaus — A specialised unit versus the hospital as a whole.
Der Bericht beschreibt den Arbeitsalltag auf einer Intensivstation.
The report describes daily work in an intensive care unit.