noun
therapy
B1
Therapie means 'therapy' (medical or psychological treatment). It's a feminine noun: die Therapie, plural Therapien. Declension: nominative/accusative die Therapie(s), genitive der Therapie(n), dative der Therapie(n) — plural dative den Therapien. Countable, used for courses of treatment; regular -en plural, commonly used in medical contexts.
Examples
Nach der Operation braucht er eine lange Therapie.
After the operation, he needs a long course of therapy.
Die Ärztin empfahl eine Therapie, damit die Patientin weniger Schmerzen hätte.
The doctor recommended a therapy so that the patient would have less pain.
Er bekommt eine Therapie gegen seine Rückenschmerzen.
He's receiving therapy for his back pain.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a couch and a therapist's clipboard: that's therapy.
Feminine (die) — picture a 'die' label on the therapy room door.
Notes
Therapie is commonly used in medical and psychological contexts. Collocates: Psychotherapie, Physiotherapie.