operating room
der Operationssaal, die Operationssäle
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operating room
A specially equipped room in a hospital or clinic where surgical procedures are performed.
Die Patientin wurde für den Eingriff in den Operationssaal gebracht.
The patient was brought to the operating room for the procedure.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Operationssäle |
| genitive | des Operationssaals |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Operationssaal | die Operationssäle |
| accusative | den Operationssaal | die Operationssäle |
| dative | dem Operationssaal | den Operationssälen |
| genitive | des Operationssaals des Operationssaales | der Operationssäle |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Operationssaal' is made up of 'Operation' (operation) and 'Saal' (hall). The 's' between the parts is a linking element; literally, it is a hall for operations.
Vor dem Eingriff wartet das Ärzteteam bereits im Operationssaal.
Before the procedure, the medical team is already waiting in the operating room.
The preposition 'in' is especially important with 'Operationssaal': movement toward it is expressed with 'in den Operationssaal' (into the operating room), while being there is expressed with 'im Operationssaal' (in the operating room).
Die Pflegekräfte schieben den Patienten in den Operationssaal.
The nurses push the patient into the operating room.
Während der Operation arbeitet das gesamte Team im Operationssaal.
During the operation, the entire team works in the operating room.
Common collocations include 'jemanden in den Operationssaal bringen' (to bring someone to the operating room), 'im Operationssaal operieren' (to operate in the operating room), and 'den Operationssaal vorbereiten' (to prepare the operating room). The word is usually used in reports about surgical procedures and hospital routines.
Das Personal bereitete den Operationssaal für den nächsten Eingriff vor.
The staff prepared the operating room for the next procedure.
