Definition
The state in which the body and mind function well and are not ill.
Translations
- English
- health
- Français
- santé
- Türkçe
- sağlık
- Polski
- zdrowie
- Русский
- здоровье
- Українська
- здоров'я
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Gesundheit
- A1
- Noun
- Body & Health
health
/diː ɡəˈzʊnthaɪ̯t/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- —
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Body & HealthPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Gesundheit ist wichtiger als Geld.NominativSing.Health is more important than money.
- Bewegung ist gut für die Gesundheit.AkkusativSing.Exercise is good for your health.
- Schlaf ist wichtig für die Gesundheit.AkkusativSing.Sleep is important for health.
- Sie achtet auf ihre Gesundheit.AkkusativSing.She looks after her health.
- Rauchen schadet der Gesundheit.DativSing.Smoking harms your health.
- Er ist trotz seines Alters bei guter Gesundheit.DativSing.Despite his age, he is in good health.
- Wegen seiner schlechten Gesundheit bleibt er heute zu Hause.GenitivSing.Because of his poor health, he is staying at home today.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Gesundheit/ɡəˈzʊnthaɪ̯t/
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Article phrase
die Gesundheit/diː ɡəˈzʊnthaɪ̯t/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Gesundheit | — |
| Akkusativ | die Gesundheit | — |
| Dativ | der Gesundheit | — |
| Genitiv | der Gesundheit | — |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionauf die Gesundheit achtenauf + Akkusativ
- Verb constructionder Gesundheit schaden + Dativ
- Prepositional constructionbei guter Gesundheit seinbei + Dativ
- Prepositional constructiongut für die Gesundheitfür + Akkusativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymWohlbefinden
- AntonymKrankheit — illness
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- gesundDerivational base
- -heitSuffix
Word family
- gesundheitlich