vaccination
das Impfen
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vaccination
The administration of a vaccine to protect a person or animal from a disease or to build immunity.
Das Impfen von Kindern schützt sie vor vielen gefährlichen Krankheiten.
Vaccination of children protects them from many dangerous diseases.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| genitive | des Impfens |
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | das Impfen | – |
| accusative | das Impfen | – |
| dative | dem Impfen | – |
| genitive | des Impfens | – |
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'Das Impfen' (vaccination) is a nominalized infinitive: the verb 'impfen' (to vaccinate) is used as a noun. The word therefore emphasizes the process or activity of vaccinating.
Das Impfen beginnt in der Arztpraxis um acht Uhr.
Vaccination begins at the doctor's office at eight o'clock.
'Das Impfen' (vaccination) is often followed by a complement with 'von' (of) to specify the people or animals being vaccinated. Here, 'von' takes the dative case.
Das Impfen von Rindern und Schafen übernimmt der Tierarzt.
The veterinarian handles the vaccination of cattle and sheep.
When referring to diseases, 'das Impfen' (vaccination) is often followed by 'gegen' (against) with the accusative case. This specifies which disease the vaccination is intended to protect against.
Das Impfen gegen Masern wird von vielen Ärztinnen und Ärzten empfohlen.
Vaccination against measles is recommended by many doctors.
