Antibabypille
The English phrase "birth control pill" is Antibabypille in German.
Antibabypille refers to the daily medication a woman takes to prevent pregnancy.
What does it mean word for word?
The word is a compound of Anti (anti-), Baby (baby) and Pille (pill).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
In everyday colloquial conversation, Germans often shorten it to die Pille.
How does it change in a sentence?
Antibabypille is a feminine noun, so it takes the feminine article die. The plural form is Antibabypillen.
Did you know?
- The word Pille can also be used in the slang expression eine Pille schlucken, which can colloquially mean to accept an unpleasant truth or 'swallow a bitter pill'.
- The word Baby in Antibabypille is a direct loanword from English, yet it is used in German as a neuter noun das Baby.
- Because Antibabypille is a compound noun, the gender of the entire word is determined solely by the final element, Pille, which is feminine.
Examples in context
- Entschuldigen Sie, wo kann ich die Antibabypille kaufen?Excuse me, where can I buy the birth control pill?
- Mein Arzt hat mir eine Verhütungspille verschrieben.My doctor prescribed me a contraceptive pill.
- Ich brauche noch eine Pille für den nächsten Monat.I still need a pill for next month.
- Sie muss ihre Antibabypille jeden Tag nehmen.She has to take her birth control pill every day.
- Die Antibabypille kann Nebenwirkungen haben.The birth control pill can have side effects.
- Hat sie schon eine Antibabypille verschrieben bekommen?Has she already been prescribed a birth control pill?
Example conversation
Lukas and Hannah are talking about health and contraception.
- LukasWelche Verhütungsmethode nutzt du, Hannah?Which method of contraception do you use, Hannah?
- HannahIch nehme die Antibabypille.I take the birth control pill.
- LukasHast du damit Nebenwirkungen?Do you have any side effects with it?
- HannahNein, die Antibabypille passt mir gut.No, the birth control pill works well for me.
