injizieren
to inject
To inject a liquid, especially a medication, into the body with a syringe and needle.
EXAMPLE
Die Ärztin wird Ihnen den Impfstoff in den Oberarm injizieren.
The doctor will inject the vaccine into your upper arm.
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Meanings
injizieren
to inject
In a figurative or technical sense: to deliberately insert or introduce something into an existing system.
EXAMPLE
Der Hacker versuchte, schädlichen Code in die Datenbank zu injizieren.
The hacker tried to inject malicious code into the database.
Usage tips
Sentence structure with dative
The verb 'injizieren' (to inject) is often used with a person in the dative and a thing in the accusative. The structure is: jemandem (dative) etwas (accusative) injizieren.
EXAMPLE
Der Arzt injiziert dem Patienten ein Schmerzmittel.
The doctor injects the patient with a painkiller.
Sentence structure with a preposition
Alternatively, you can express the direction with the preposition 'in' and the accusative. The structure is then: etwas (accusative) in etwas (accusative) injizieren.
EXAMPLE
Die Krankenschwester injiziert die Flüssigkeit vorsichtig in die Vene.
The nurse carefully injects the liquid into the vein.
Context clues
The context makes the meaning clear. Medical terms like 'Arzt' (doctor), 'Medikament' (medication), or 'Impfstoff' (vaccine) point to the literal meaning. Technical or economic terms like 'Code' (code), 'Daten' (data), or 'Kapital' (capital) indicate the figurative meaning.
EXAMPLE
Dem Patienten wurde eine Kochsalzlösung injiziert.
The patient was injected with a saline solution.
Register and style
'Injizieren' (to inject) is a formal word used mainly in medical and specialist language. It sounds very technical and precise.
EXAMPLE
Das Kontrastmittel wird vor der Untersuchung injiziert.
The contrast agent is injected before the examination.
Compare with
injizieren vs spritzen
to inject / spray
Spritzen and injizieren can both describe introducing a liquid medication with a needle. Spritzen is common in everyday language, while injizieren sounds more technical and usually names the substance as the object. In normal conversation, spritzen is appropriate; in medical texts, injizieren is more likely.
injizieren
Die Ärztin injiziert das Medikament vorsichtig in den Oberarm.
The doctor carefully injects the medication into the upper arm.
spritzen
Die Ärztin spritzt dem Patienten das Medikament in den Oberarm.
The doctor injects the patient with the medication in the upper arm.
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