die Untersuchung

B1

examination, investigation

English meaning
examination, investigation
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Untersuchungen
Vocabulary package
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Untersuchung in a sentence

Ich habe morgen eine Untersuchung im Krankenhaus.

I have an examination at the hospital tomorrow.

Declension of die Untersuchung

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Untersuchungdie Untersuchungen
Accusativedie Untersuchungdie Untersuchungen
Dativeder Untersuchungden Untersuchungen
Genitiveder Untersuchungder Untersuchungen

Word family

die Untersuchung is built from unter (under, below). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Untersuchung comes from

spätmittelhochdeutsch undersuochunge :strukturell: Ableitung (Derivation) des Substantivs zum Stamm des Verbs untersuchen mit dem Suffix -ung als Derivatem (Ableitungsmorphem)

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Questions about Untersuchung

Is it der, die or das Untersuchung?

It is die Untersuchung — Untersuchung is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Untersuchungen.

What is the plural of Untersuchung?

The plural of die Untersuchung is die Untersuchungen.

What is the genitive of Untersuchung?

The genitive singular is der Untersuchung. The dative plural is den Untersuchungen.

What does Untersuchung mean in English?

die Untersuchung means "examination, investigation". For example: "Ich habe morgen eine Untersuchung im Krankenhaus." — "I have an examination at the hospital tomorrow."

What level is Untersuchung in German?

Untersuchung is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the at the doctor vocabulary.

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