Noun
die Krücke
Pronunciation: /ˈkʁʏkə/
crutch
C2
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plural Krücken
Meanings
Noun
- crutch
- crook, handle (of a walking stick)
- (colloquial) useless person, slowcoach
- (colloquial) piece of junk
Example sentence
Nach der Operation musste er an Krücken gehen.
After the operation he had to walk on crutches.
Word forms
singular
die Krücke
plural
die Krücken
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Krücke
Accusativedie Krücke
Dativeder Krücke
Genitiveder Krücke
Plural
Nominativedie Krücken
Accusativedie Krücken
Dativeden Krücken
Genitiveder Krücken
Usage
- an Krücken gehen — Walk with crutches; an takes dative plural.
- Krücke / Krücken — One crutch versus several; the plural adds -n.
Die Krücken lehnten neben der Garderobe an der Wand.
The crutches were leaning against the wall beside the coat rack.