occupational therapy
die Ergotherapie, die Ergotherapien
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occupational therapy
A medical therapy in which people improve or regain their physical, cognitive, or psychological abilities through targeted activities and exercises. It aims to help them manage everyday life as independently as possible.
Nach dem Schlaganfall bekommt sie zweimal pro Woche Ergotherapie.
After her stroke, she receives occupational therapy twice a week.
| gender | feminine die |
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| plural | die Ergotherapien |
| genitive | der Ergotherapie |
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | die Ergotherapie | die Ergotherapien |
| accusative | die Ergotherapie | die Ergotherapien |
| dative | der Ergotherapie | den Ergotherapien |
| genitive | der Ergotherapie | der Ergotherapien |
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'Ergotherapie' (occupational therapy) is mainly used in medical and therapeutic terminology. In everyday life, the word is especially common in conversations about treatment, rehabilitation, and medical prescriptions.
Die Ergotherapie findet in einer spezialisierten Praxis statt.
The occupational therapy takes place at a specialist practice.
Common collocations include 'Ergotherapie bekommen' (to receive occupational therapy), 'Ergotherapie verordnen' (to prescribe occupational therapy), and 'zur Ergotherapie gehen' (to go to occupational therapy). The therapy is often mentioned without an indefinite article.
Der Arzt hat ihm nach dem Unfall Ergotherapie verordnet.
The doctor prescribed occupational therapy for him after the accident.
The preposition 'in' is often used when referring to individual sessions or appointments: 'in der Ergotherapie' (in occupational therapy) refers to the setting in which exercises and activities take place.
In der Ergotherapie übt die Patientin, wieder selbstständig zu kochen.
In occupational therapy, the patient practices cooking independently again.
