Why is it die Explantation?
Explantation ends in -ion, and almost all nouns ending in -ion are feminine: in a German dictionary, 94% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -ion die
Meaning
Examples
[1] "It is not uncommon for brain reveal to prevent unpleasant reflexes during the explantation"
[1] „Nicht selten werden Hirntote narkotisiert, um unliebsame Reflexe während der Explantation zu verhindern.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Explantation | die Explantationen |
| Genitiv | der Explantation | der Explantationen |
| Dativ | der Explantation | den Explantationen |
| Akkusativ | die Explantation | die Explantationen |
Pronunciation
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