Die Untersuchung beim Arzt dauert nur wenige Minuten.

The examination at the doctor's takes only a few minutes.

Breakdown of Die Untersuchung beim Arzt dauert nur wenige Minuten.

• nur: only
• der Arzt: the doctor
• die Minute: the minute
• wenig: few

Questions & Answers about Die Untersuchung beim Arzt dauert nur wenige Minuten.

Why is it die Untersuchung and not der or das Untersuchung?

Because Untersuchung is a feminine noun in German, so its nominative singular article is die.

• die Untersuchung = the examination / the check-up

German nouns have grammatical gender, and you usually have to learn the noun together with its article:

• der Arzt
• die Untersuchung
• das Krankenhaus

Here, Untersuchung is the subject of the sentence, so it appears in the nominative case: die Untersuchung.

Is Untersuchung related to a verb?

Yes. Untersuchung comes from the verb untersuchen, which means to examine or to investigate.

A very common pattern in German is:

• verb: untersuchen = to examine
• noun: die Untersuchung = the examination

So if you know the verb, the noun is easier to remember.

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