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Nach der Operation schläft Kalle lange. After the operation, Kalle sleeps for a long time.

noun · A2

die Operation

[opəʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]

operation, surgery

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Grammar

Plural
die Operationen In the plural the article is always "die".

Nouns ending in -tion are usually feminine: die Operation. Der, Die or Das? The Rules

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Operation die Operationen
Accusative wen? was? die Operation die Operationen
Dative wem? der Operation den Operationen
Frau Hilde erzählt von ihrer Operation vor vielen Jahren. Frau Hilde talks about her operation many years ago.
Genitive wessen? der Operation der Operationen

How the Word Is Built

Oper root ation suffix

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