stretcher
die Trage, die Tragen
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stretcher
A device with a surface to lie on and usually two handles, used to carry and transport sick or injured people.
Die Sanitäter eilten mit einer Trage zur Unfallstelle.
The paramedics rushed to the accident site with a stretcher.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Tragen |
| genitive | der Trage |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Trage | die Tragen |
| accusative | die Trage | die Tragen |
| dative | der Trage | den Tragen |
| genitive | der Trage | der Tragen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Trage' (stretcher) belongs to the word family of 'tragen' (to carry). The shared stem 'trag-' helps you remember the device's function.
Zwei Helfer trugen die verletzte Frau auf einer Trage zum Rettungswagen.
Two helpers carried the injured woman to the ambulance on a stretcher.
Typical collocations include 'eine Trage holen' (to get a stretcher), 'eine Trage bereitstellen' (to provide a stretcher), and, for foldable models, 'eine Trage ausklappen' (to unfold a stretcher). You need these expressions when transport is being prepared.
Die Helfer stellten eine Trage für den verletzten Spieler bereit.
The helpers provided a stretcher for the injured player.
When someone is placed onto the stretcher, 'auf' is used with the accusative: 'jemanden auf die Trage legen' (to lay someone onto the stretcher). For the position on the stretcher, 'auf' is used with the dative: 'auf der Trage liegen' (to lie on the stretcher).
Die Helferin legte den Patienten behutsam auf die Trage.
The paramedic carefully laid the patient onto the stretcher.
Der Patient lag ruhig auf der Trage.
The patient lay quietly on the stretcher.
