Definition
A disorder of physical or mental health.
Translations
- English
- illness
- Français
- maladie
- Türkçe
- hastalık
- Polski
- choroba
- Русский
- болезнь
- Українська
- хвороба
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Krankheit
- A1
- Noun
- Body & Health
illness
/diː ˈkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t/
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
- Krankheiten
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Body & HealthPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Krankheit dauert ungefähr eine Woche.NominativSing.The illness lasts about a week.
- Der Arzt erkennt die Krankheit früh.AkkusativSing.The doctor recognizes the illness early.
- Nach langer Krankheit kann sie wieder arbeiten.DativSing.After a long illness, she can work again.
- Die Ursache der Krankheit ist noch unklar.GenitivSing.The cause of the illness is still unclear.
- Viele Krankheiten lassen sich heute gut behandeln.NominativPlur.Many illnesses can be treated well today.
- Impfungen verhindern gefährliche Krankheiten.AkkusativPlur.Vaccinations prevent dangerous illnesses.
- Menschen mit chronischen Krankheiten brauchen oft besondere Unterstützung.DativPlur.People with chronic illnesses often need special support.
- Die Behandlung vieler Krankheiten dauert lange.GenitivPlur.The treatment of many illnesses takes a long time.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Krankheit/ˈkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t/
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Article phrase
die Krankheit/diː ˈkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t/
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Plural
Krankheiten/ˈkʁaŋkhaɪ̯tn̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Krankheit | die Krankheiten |
| Akkusativ | die Krankheit | die Krankheiten |
| Dativ | der Krankheit | den Krankheiten |
| Genitiv | der Krankheit | der Krankheiten |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationeine schwere Krankheit
- Prepositional constructionan einer Krankheit leidenan + Dativ
- Collocationeine Krankheit behandeln
- Prepositional constructionan einer Krankheit erkrankenan + Dativ
- Collocationeine Krankheit diagnostizieren
- Prepositional constructionwegen einer Krankheitwegen + Genitiv
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymErkrankung
- Broader termGesundheitsproblem
- AntonymGesundheit — health
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- krankOther
- -heitSuffix
„Krankheit“ is formed from the adjective „krank“ with the suffix „-heit“.
Word family
- krank
- erkranken
- Krankenhaus — hospital