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Narkose

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Nach der Operation bleibt der Narkosearzt beim Kranken und wartet, bis die Narkose von allein zu Ende geht.

After the operation, the anesthesiologist stays with the patient and waits until the anesthesia wears off on its own.

Manchmal gibt er dem Kranken Medikamente, die dafür sorgen, dass er aufwacht.

Sometimes he gives the patient medication to help him wake up.

Meist bleibt der Kranke nach der Narkose noch ziemlich schläfrig, spürt aber deswegen auch nur wenig Schmerzen.

Usually, the patient remains quite drowsy after the anesthesia, but therefore feels only little pain.

3 words above C2

Narkosearzt

anesthesiologist plural: Narkoseärzte

schläfrig

sleepy, drowsy used after 'bleibt' (remains)

meist

mostly, usually

Grammar in this text

Subordinate clause with 'bis' (temporal conjunction)

bis die Narkose von allein zu Ende geht

The conjunction 'bis' ('until') introduces a temporal clause in which the finite verb moves to the final position.

Relative clause with the relative pronoun 'die'

die dafür sorgen

The relative pronoun 'die' (nominative plural) refers to 'Medikamente' and introduces a relative clause. The finite verb 'sorgen' appears at the end of the clause.

The construction 'dafür sorgen, dass' (pronominal adverb + dass-clause)

dafür sorgen, dass er aufwacht

The pronominal adverb 'dafür' anticipates a dass-clause. The verb 'sorgen' governs the clause: 'to ensure/see to it that...'. The dass-clause has verb-final order.

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