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krankheitsbedingt

illness

Definition & meaning

The term krankheitsbedingt is an adverb or adjective used to describe something that occurs as a result of an illness or health condition. It is most commonly used in professional or formal contexts, such as explaining a work absence, the cancellation of an event, or the reason for a delay due to a person being sick.

  • Meaning 1: Caused by an illness or disease (e.g., "The absence is due to illness").
  • Meaning 2: Occurring because of health-related limitations.

Grammar & Word origin

Grammar: This is a compound word formed by a noun and a participle. It typically functions as an adverb, but can also be used as an adjective (e.g., eine krankheitsbedingte Absage - a cancellation due to illness). It is indeclinable when used adverbially.

Word origin: It is a compound of:

  1. Krankheit (illness/sickness)
  2. bedingt (caused by/conditioned by), which comes from the verb bedingen .

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms:

  • gesundheitsbedingt (caused by health reasons)
  • wegen Krankheit (due to illness)
  • aus gesundheitlichen Gründen (for health reasons)

Antonyms:

  • unbedingt (unconditional - note: used in a different context, but structurally opposite)
  • privatbedingt (caused by private reasons)
  • wetterbedingt (caused by weather)

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Examples

Die Schule ist krankheitsbedingt geschlossen.adverb

The school is closed due to illness.

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