noun
hospital
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Krankenhaus (das) means 'hospital'. It's a neuter compound (Kranken + Haus). Plural Krankenhäuser has an Umlaut and -er ending. Use with in prepositions: im Krankenhaus (in the hospital), ins Krankenhaus (into). Declension regular; plural dative den Krankenhäusern. Common in medical contexts.
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Er muss ins Krankenhaus.
He has to go to the hospital.
Er wurde ins Krankenhaus gebracht.
He was taken to the hospital.
Die Familie besuchte das Krankenhaus, weil der Vater dort behandelt wurde.
The family visited the hospital because the father was being treated there.
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Picture a hospital building with a red cross
Krankenhaus ~ 'cranky house' (imagine a sick house)
das: think of a neutral hospital building labeled 'das Krankenhaus'
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Plural: Krankenhäuser (umlaut). Standard word for hospital.