adjective
sick
A1
'krank' means 'sick' (ill) and describes physical or mental illness. It’s a gradable adjective with comparative kränker and superlative am kränksten. Antonym: gesund. Forms agree with gender and case in German adjective endings (eine kranke Frau, ein kranker Mann). Not reflexive; not a verb.
Examples
Ich bin krank und bleibe heute zu Hause.
I'm sick and staying home today.
Der Schüler blieb zu Hause, weil er krank war.
The student stayed at home because he was sick.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine someone in bed with a thermometer and a label 'KRANK'.
Sounds a bit like 'crank' — you feel cranky when sick.
Notes
Used for people being unwell. Comparative often used in medical contexts.