The idea
Use das Krankenhaus for the nominative singular, das Krankenhaus for the accusative, dem Krankenhaus for the dative, and des Krankenhauses for the genitive. In the dative plural use den Krankenhäusern.
| Kasus | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Krankenhaus | die Krankenhäuser |
| Akkusativ | das Krankenhaus | die Krankenhäuser |
| Dativ | dem Krankenhaus | den Krankenhäusern |
| Genitiv | des Krankenhauses | der Krankenhäuser |
Meaning and useful combinations
Krankenhaus takes its gender and umlaut plural from Haus. The entry teaches the word, not rules for medical care or admission.
Useful combinations: im Krankenhaus; zum Krankenhaus fahren; der Krankenhauseingang. Practise each as a complete phrase; the article belongs to the noun even when an adjective comes between them.
Article check: nominative singular
die Krankenhausdas KrankenhausThis check asks for the nominative singular: das Krankenhaus. In the meaning taught here, Krankenhaus is neuter. The nominative plural is die Krankenhäuser. Learn both forms together; an English translation does not determine German gender.
Examples
- Das Krankenhaus hat einen Eingang an der Parkseite.The hospital has an entrance on the park side.
- Wir suchen das Krankenhaus auf dem Stadtplan.We look for the hospital on the city map.
- Im Krankenhaus frage ich nach dem Besuchsraum.At the hospital I ask where the visitors' room is.
- Die Adresse des Krankenhauses steht auf dem Brief.The hospital address is on the letter.
- Die Krankenhäuser der Region sind im Verzeichnis aufgeführt.The hospitals in the region are listed in the directory.
- Vor den Krankenhäusern halten mehrere Buslinien.Several bus routes stop outside the hospitals.
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Watch out
Do not transfer the gender of a translated word into German. The basic learning pair is das Krankenhaus — die Krankenhäuser. Krankenhaus takes its gender and umlaut plural from Haus. The entry teaches the word, not rules for medical care or admission.
Try it yourself
___ Krankenhaus (der / die / das)
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das
das: Krankenhaus is neuter.
Plural: das Krankenhaus → die ___
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Krankenhäuser
Krankenhäuser: the plural has the article die in the nominative and accusative.
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Krankenhaus (dem / der)
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dem
dem: mit takes the dative, giving mit dem Krankenhaus.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
___ Krankenhaus (der / die / das)
Plural: das Krankenhaus → die ___
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Krankenhaus (dem / der)
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Read the six situations, identify Krankenhaus and its forms, then complete the article, plural and dative checks without looking at the table.