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How to Say ‘The stitches will be removed in ten days.’ in German

Die Fäden werden in zehn Tagen gezogen.

dee FAY-den VAIR-den in tsayn TAH-gen geh-TSOH-gen

[dee FAY-den VAIR-den in tsayn TAH-gen geh-TSOH-gen]

💬 Usage Tip: werden plus gezogen says what will be done without naming who does it. Fäden literally means "threads" and gezogen means "pulled".

🇩🇪 In Germany: If you've gone home by then, the stitches are usually removed by your family doctor Hausarzt, not the hospital.

Phrase Breakdown

Die Fäden werden

dee FAY-den VAIR-den

The stitches will be / are being

'Die Fäden' (the threads, here the stitches) is the plural subject. 'Fäden' has an umlaut: say 'FEH-den'. 'werden' starts the passive voice, which is completed by 'gezogen' at the end.

Example

Die Fäden werden morgen entfernt.

The stitches will be removed tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

Die

[dee]

the

Definite article used to specify something already known.

Example

Die Katze ist süß.

The cat is cute.

Fäden

[FAY-den]

stitches, threads

Plural of 'Faden'; surgical sutures.

Example

Die Fäden sind noch drin.

The stitches are still in.

werden

[VAIR-den]

are (being)

Auxiliary for the passive voice.

Example

Die Patienten werden untersucht.

The patients are being examined.

in zehn Tagen gezogen.

in tsayn TAH-gen geh-TSOH-gen

removed in ten days.

'in zehn Tagen' means 'in ten days' (dative plural, so 'Tagen' ends in -n). 'gezogen' is the past participle of 'ziehen' (to pull). 'Fäden ziehen' is the standard medical phrase for removing stitches. 'zehn' starts with a 'ts' sound.

Example

Der Zahn wird in zwei Tagen gezogen.

The tooth will be pulled in two days.

Words in this phrase

[in]

in (time from now)

With a time span, means after that time from now.

Example

Kommen Sie in zwei Wochen wieder.

Come back in two weeks.

zehn

[tsayn]

ten

The number ten.

Example

In zehn Minuten öffnet das Gate.

In ten minutes, the gate opens.

Tagen

[TAH-gen]

days

Dative plural of 'Tag'.

Example

In drei Tagen gehen Sie nach Hause.

In three days you go home.

gezogen

[geh-TSOH-gen]

pulled, removed

Past participle of 'ziehen'; stitches are 'pulled'.

Example

Der Zahn wurde gezogen.

The tooth was pulled.

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