die Krankenkasse

A2

health insurance

English meaning
health insurance
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Krankenkassen
Vocabulary package
Banking & Accounts

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Krankenkasse in a sentence

Bei welcher Krankenkasse sind Sie?

Which health insurance are you with?

Declension of die Krankenkasse

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Krankenkassedie Krankenkassen
Accusativedie Krankenkassedie Krankenkassen
Dativeder Krankenkasseden Krankenkassen
Genitiveder Krankenkasseder Krankenkassen

Word family

die Krankenkasse is built from der Kranke (sick person) and die Kasse (checkout/till). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Krankenkasse comes from

Determinativkompositum aus dem Stamm von Kranker, Fugenelement -en und Kasse

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Questions about Krankenkasse

Is it der, die or das Krankenkasse?

It is die Krankenkasse — Krankenkasse is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Krankenkassen.

What is the plural of Krankenkasse?

The plural of die Krankenkasse is die Krankenkassen.

What is the genitive of Krankenkasse?

The genitive singular is der Krankenkasse. The dative plural is den Krankenkassen.

What does Krankenkasse mean in English?

die Krankenkasse means "health insurance". For example: "Bei welcher Krankenkasse sind Sie?" — "Which health insurance are you with?"

What level is Krankenkasse in German?

Krankenkasse is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the banking & accounts vocabulary.

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