Noun
die Krankheit
Pronunciation: [ˈkʁaŋkˌhaɪ̯t]
sickness, illness
A2
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plural Krankheiten
Meanings
Noun
- sickness, illness
- disease
Example sentence
Was für eine Krankheit habe ich?
What illness do I have?
Word forms
singular
die Krankheit
plural
die Krankheiten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Krankheit
Accusativedie Krankheit
Dativeder Krankheit
Genitiveder Krankheit
Plural
Nominativedie Krankheiten
Accusativedie Krankheiten
Dativeden Krankheiten
Genitiveder Krankheiten
Usage
- an einer Krankheit leiden — Suffer from an illness; an takes dative.
- die Krankheit / die Krankheiten — The plural adds -en.
Wegen seiner Krankheit konnte er nicht mitreisen.
He could not come on the trip because of his illness.