How to Say ‘temperature’ in German
die Temperatur
dee tem-peh-rah-TOOR
[dee tem-peh-rah-TOOR]
💬 Usage Tip: In hospital context, this usually means body temperature, not room temperature.
🇩🇪 In Germany: You may hear Temperatur messen as part of regular postoperative monitoring.
Phrase Breakdown
die
[dee]
the
Definite article for feminine singular nouns in German.
Die Temperatur wird heute Abend kontrolliert.
The temperature will be checked this evening.
Temperatur
[tem-peh-rah-TOOR]
temperature
Body temperature, checked to see if a patient has fever or infection.
Die Temperatur ist leicht erhöht.
The temperature is slightly elevated.
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