German word

krank in German sentences

krank means "ill" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.

Examples

Lara ist krank.

Lara is ill.

Das Kind bleibt heute krank zu Hause.

The child stays home ill today.

Der Arzt untersucht den kranken Patienten.

The doctor examines the ill patient.

Lara kommt nicht krank in den Kurs.

Lara does not come to the course ill.

Nach dem Fieber wirkt Lara nicht mehr krank.

After the fever, Lara no longer seems ill.

Common mistake

Do not treat krank as a single isolated translation. Check how it behaves in the example sentence.