sanatorium
das Sanatorium, die Sanatorien
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sanatorium
A medical facility where patients with chronic illnesses or those recovering after surgery are treated and cared for over a longer period of time. Sanatoriums are often located in places with favorable climates, such as by the sea or in the mountains.
Nach seiner schweren Lungenentzündung verbrachte er sechs Wochen in einem Sanatorium an der Ostsee.
After his severe pneumonia, he spent six weeks in a sanatorium on the Baltic Sea.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Sanatorien |
| genitive | des Sanatoriums |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Sanatorium | die Sanatorien |
| accusative | das Sanatorium | die Sanatorien |
| dative | dem Sanatorium | den Sanatorien |
| genitive | des Sanatoriums | der Sanatorien |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word comes from the Latin verb 'sanare', which means 'to heal'. A sanatorium is therefore literally a place of healing, which emphasizes the focus on long-term recovery.
Die frische Bergluft im Sanatorium soll bei der Heilung helfen.
The fresh mountain air in the sanatorium is supposed to help with healing.
Pay attention to the case with the preposition 'in': movement to this place is expressed with the accusative ('ins Sanatorium' — into the sanatorium), while staying there is described with the dative ('im Sanatorium' — in the sanatorium).
Der Arzt hat ihm geraten, für einige Wochen in ein Sanatorium zu gehen.
The doctor advised him to go to a sanatorium for a few weeks.
Während er im Sanatorium war, hat er viel gelesen.
While he was in the sanatorium, he read a lot.
Common phrases are 'einen Aufenthalt in einem Sanatorium verbringen' (to spend a stay in a sanatorium), 'zur Kur in ein Sanatorium fahren' (to go to a sanatorium for a health cure), or 'in ein Sanatorium eingewiesen werden' (to be admitted to a sanatorium).
Sie verbrachte einen dreimonatigen Kuraufenthalt in einem Sanatorium.
She spent a three-month health-cure stay in a sanatorium.
