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die Operation

die Operation
the surgery
From Lesson 410:Past passive with modals (musste ... werden)·German

Usages of die Operation

Die komplizierte Operation musste noch am Abend vorbereitet werden.
The complicated surgery had to be prepared that same evening.
Wir wussten, die Operation konnte nicht mehr warten.
We knew the surgery could not wait anymore.
Die gefährliche Blutung musste während der Operation beobachtet werden.
The dangerous bleeding had to be observed during the surgery.
Meiner Meinung nach verkürzt diese Operation das Gesicht zu sehr.
In my opinion, this operation shortens the face too much.

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