krank: endings, comparison & exercises · 10 Sentences

Before you start

Meet krank

Before a noun, the ending changes with the article, the gender and the case. See how, then try the exercises.

All 3 meanings

ill, sick (in bad health)
(figurative) sick, morally or mentally degenerate
(slang) very interesting or unusual (in the positive or negative); sick

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Endings

How krank changes

Adjective endings after der/die/das
Case	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	e	e	e	en
accusative	en	e	e	en
dative	en	en	en	en

Examples

1
Der kranke Mann braucht Ruhe.The sick man needs rest.Nominative · subjectPractise „der Mann“ →
2
Der Arzt untersucht keine kranke Frau.The doctor examines no sick woman.Accusative · untersuchenPractise „die Frau“ →
3
Ich helfe meinem kranken Kind.I help my sick child.Dative · helfenPractise „das Kind“ →
4
Kranke Kinder brauchen Ruhe.Sick children need rest.Nominative · subjectPractise „das Kind“ →