German Conversation · Level 124
44 words
German word
Station
Pronunciation
IPA/ʃtaˈtsi̯oːn/
Meaning
- feminine nounward
Example
Die Patientin liegt auf der Station.
The patient is currently staying on the ward.
More examples
Die Ärztin besucht den Patienten auf der Station.
The doctor visits the patient on the ward.
Core concept
An assigned place where people, services, or activity are organized around a particular function, from a hospital ward to a broadcast or observation site.
Common phrases
auf der Station
on the ward
die Station wechseln
change wards
auf die Station verlegt werden
be transferred to the ward
Similar words
Abteilung: A hospital department handling the work of a particular medical specialty.
Klinik: A medical facility providing inpatient care or specialized treatment.
Notaufnahme: An emergency department receiving urgent cases and providing initial treatment.
Pflegestation: A hospital ward focused mainly on nursing care.
Definition in German
Eine Abteilung des Krankenhauses, die für eine bestimmte Patientengruppe oder Fachrichtung zuständig ist.
Word origin
German Station comes from Latin statio, meaning a standing place or post, and its modern senses developed from the idea of an assigned place or position.
Usage tips
- Station is feminine, with the plural Stationen; in the hospital sense, auf der Station uses the dative after auf for a fixed location.
Other meanings
- broadcasting stationnoun
- stopnoun
Opposites
- Ambulanzoutpatient clinicnoun
Related words
- stationärinpatientadjective
- Stationsarztward doctornoun
- Stationsschwesterward nursenoun