Word
Die Studentin macht ein Praktikum im Krankenhaus.
Meaning
The female student is doing an internship in the hospital.
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Breakdown of Die Studentin macht ein Praktikum im Krankenhaus.
im
in the; (masculine or neuter, dative)
machen
to do
das Krankenhaus
the hospital
das Praktikum
the internship
Questions & Answers about Die Studentin macht ein Praktikum im Krankenhaus.
Why is it die Studentin and not der Student?
German marks grammatical gender on nouns and articles.
- Studentin is the specifically female form of Student.
- der Student = (male) student
- die Studentin = (female) student
- The article changes with gender in the nominative singular:
- der Student (masculine)
- die Studentin (feminine)
So die Studentin tells you the student is female (or at least grammatically feminine).
Why is it macht ein Praktikum and not something like tut ein Praktikum or just ist im Praktikum?
In German, the set phrase for "to do an internship" is ein Praktikum machen.
- machen is a very common verb used in fixed expressions:
- Hausaufgaben machen (to do homework)
- Fehler machen (to make mistakes)
- Urlaub machen (to go on holiday)
- ein Praktikum machen (to do an internship)
Using tun here (ein Praktikum tun) is not idiomatic.
im Praktikum sein is possible, but it emphasizes being in the phase of an internship, not the action of doing it. The most natural everyday expression is ein Praktikum machen.