Noun
der Krebs
Pronunciation: /kʁeːps/
cancer (disease)
B1
rank #2,272
plural Krebse
Meanings
Noun
- cancer (disease)
- crustacean, crab, crayfish
- Cancer
Example sentence
Die Behandlung von Krebs hat große Fortschritte gemacht.
Cancer treatment has made major advances.
Word forms
singular
der Krebs
plural
die Krebse
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Krebs
Accusativeden Krebs
Dativedem Krebs
Genitivedes Krebses
Plural
Nominativedie Krebse
Accusativedie Krebse
Dativeden Krebsen
Genitiveder Krebse
Usage
- an Krebs erkranken — develop cancer; an takes dative
- Krebs / ein Krebs — cancer as an illness / a crab or crayfish; context matters
Nach der Diagnose sprach sie offen über ihren Krebs.
After the diagnosis, she spoke openly about her cancer.