Krankenschwester
nurse
The German word for nurse is Krankenschwester. It is used to describe a person who is trained to care for sick or injured people, usually in a hospital or medical facility. The word is a compound noun, made up of the words "Kranken" (sick) and "Schwester" (sister). The term is used for both male and female nurses in Germany.
Example sentences using: Krankenschwester
Die Krankenschwester arbeitet auf der Intensivstation.
The nurse works in the intensive care unit.
In this sentence, 'Die Krankenschwester' is the subject which means 'The Nurse', 'arbeitet' is a verb which means 'works', and 'auf der Intensivstation' is the place where the nurse works, which means 'in the intensive care unit'.
Kann ich bitte eine Krankenschwester rufen?
Can I please call a nurse?
This is a request in which 'Kann ich' is a phrase used to ask for a permission, which translates to 'Can I', 'bitte' is a term which means 'please', 'eine Krankenschwester' is 'a nurse', and 'rufen' is a verb which means 'call'.
Meine Mutter ist Krankenschwester.
My mother is a nurse.
In this simple sentence, 'Meine Mutter' is 'My mother', 'ist' is 'is', and 'Krankenschwester' is 'nurse'. It is telling about the profession of someone's mother which is nursing.