A2Vocabulary

Krankheit

In German

Krankheit

ˈkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t
🇬🇧 English
🇪🇸 Español
🇮🇹 Italiano

Don't Get Confused!

Looks like
crankiness
In English means: "the quality or state of being irritable or bad-tempered"
Actually means
Krankheit
illness, disease
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Memory Tip
'Krankheit' is a serious 'illness', not just 'crankiness'. If you have a 'Krankheit', you're truly sick.

Example Sentences

1

Er leidet an einer seltenen Krankheit.

He suffers from a rare illness.

2

Die Krankheit breitete sich schnell aus.

The disease spread quickly.

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