How to Say ‘drain’ in German
die Drainage
dee drain-AH-zhuh
[dee drain-AH-zhuh]
💬 Usage Tip: Pronounced roughly drai-NA-zheh. A French-looking loanword with a very German hospital life.
🇩🇪 In Germany: Staff often specify Wunddrainage or simply say Die Drainage bleibt noch drin.
Phrase Breakdown
die
[dee]
the
Definite article for feminine singular nouns in German.
Die Drainage bleibt noch einen Tag.
The drain will stay for one more day.
Drainage
[drain-AH-zhuh]
drain; drainage tube
A tube used after surgery to remove fluid from the body.
Die Drainage fördert nur noch wenig Flüssigkeit.
The drain is removing only a little fluid now.
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