To get sick in German 🇩🇪

krank werden info.

Tips to remember the German word “krank werden”:

– One way to remember the word “krank werden” is by associating it with the English expression “get sick.” Both phrases convey the same meaning of becoming ill or coming down with an illness.
– You can break down the word “krank werden” into two parts for better memorization. “Krank” means “sick” in German, while “werden” is the infinitive form of the verb “to become.” Thus, “krank werden” can be understood as “to become sick.”
– Practice saying the word “krank werden” out loud several times to familiarize yourself with the pronunciation. Breaking it into two parts can also help you focus on the individual sounds: “krank” (krahngk) and “werden” (vair-duhn).
– Create associations or mental images related to getting sick. For example, you could imagine yourself feeling unwell and associating that feeling with the German phrase “krank werden.”

Other words that mean the same thing as “krank werden” (to get sick):

– Erkranken: This is another verb that describes the action of falling ill or becoming sick. It can be used interchangeably with “krank werden.” For example, “Ich erkrankte letzte Woche” (I got sick last week).
– Sich anstecken: This phrase means “to catch an illness” or “to get infected.” It specifically emphasizes the transmission of an illness from one person to another. For instance, “Ich habe mich bei ihm angesteckt” (I caught the illness from him).
– Krank sein: This phrase simply means “to be sick.” While it doesn’t directly convey the action of becoming ill, it implies an existing state of being sick. For instance, “Ich bin krank” (I am sick).

Conjugations of “krank werden”:

– Present tense: ich werde krank (I get sick), du wirst krank (you get sick), er/sie/es wird krank (he/she/it gets sick), wir werden krank (we get sick), ihr werdet krank (you [plural] get sick), sie werden krank (they get sick).
– Past tense: ich wurde krank (I got sick), du wurdest krank (you got sick), er/sie/es wurde krank (he/she/it got sick), wir wurden krank (we got sick), ihr wurdet krank (you [plural] got sick), sie wurden krank (they got sick).
– Future tense: ich werde krank werden (I will get sick), du wirst krank werden (you will get sick), er/sie/es wird krank werden (he/she/it will get sick), wir werden krank werden (we will get sick), ihr werdet krank werden (you [plural] will get sick), sie werden krank werden (they will get sick).

Examples of sentences using “krank werden”:

– Wenn du dich nicht warm anziehst, wirst du krank werden. (If you don’t dress warmly, you will get sick.)
– Er ist gestern krank geworden und konnte nicht zur Arbeit gehen. (He got sick yesterday and couldn’t go to work.)
– Wenn ich zu lange in der Sonne bleibe, werde ich krank. (If I stay in the sun for too long, I get sick.)

Note: “Krank werden” is a commonly used phrase in German to indicate the act of getting sick or becoming ill. It is helpful to practice the different conjugations in order to use it correctly in various contexts.

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