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das Krankenhaus

A2

hospital

English meaning
hospital
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Krankenhäuser
Vocabulary package
At the Hospital

Krankenhaus in a sentence

Meine Tante ist im Krankenhaus.

My aunt is in the hospital.

Declension of das Krankenhaus

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Krankenhausdie Krankenhäuser
Accusativedas Krankenhausdie Krankenhäuser
Dativedem Krankenhausden Krankenhäusern
Genitivedes Krankenhausesder Krankenhäuser

Word family

das Krankenhaus is built from der Kranke (sick person) and das Haus (house). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Krankenhaus comes from

Determinativkompositum aus dem Stamm des substantivierten Adjektivs (ein) Kranker, Fugenelement -en und dem Substantiv Haus

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Questions about Krankenhaus

Is it der, die or das Krankenhaus?

It is das Krankenhaus — Krankenhaus is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Krankenhäuser.

What is the plural of Krankenhaus?

The plural of das Krankenhaus is die Krankenhäuser.

What is the genitive of Krankenhaus?

The genitive singular is des Krankenhauses. The dative plural is den Krankenhäusern.

What does Krankenhaus mean in English?

das Krankenhaus means "hospital". For example: "Meine Tante ist im Krankenhaus." — "My aunt is in the hospital."

What level is Krankenhaus in German?

Krankenhaus is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the at the hospital vocabulary.

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