adjectiveadjective
erkrankt
ill
Definition & meaning
The word erkrankt is the past participle of the verb erkranken . It is used as an adjective to describe a state of having fallen ill or being in a state of sickness.
- State of health: It describes a person who has contracted an illness or disease. For example, "Er ist schwer erkrankt" means "He has fallen seriously ill."
- Medical context: It can also be used to refer to specific body parts or organs that are affected by a disease (e.g., "das erkrankte Organ" – the diseased organ).
Grammar & Word origin
Grammar:
- erkrankt is the past participle of the intransitive verb erkranken .
- As an adjective, it is declined according to the noun it modifies (e.g., "der erkrankte Patient", "die erkrankte Person").
- It is frequently used with the auxiliary verb "sein" to describe a condition ("ist erkrankt").
Origin:
- The word is composed of the prefix er- (indicating the entry into a state or the achievement of a result) and the noun Krankheit (illness) or the adjective krank (sick).
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonyms:
- krank (sick/ill)
- leidend (suffering)
- infiziert (infected - in specific contexts)
- bettlägerig (bedridden - implies a severe state of being erkrankt)
Antonyms:
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Examples
Sie war längere Zeit schwer erkrankt.adjective
She was seriously ill for a long time.
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