noun
crisis, crunch
B1
Krise: feminine noun meaning 'crisis' or 'crunch' (period of serious difficulty or shortage). Article: die Krise. Plural: Krisen. Regular declension. Used in political, economic, personal contexts: 'in der Krise sein' or 'eine Krise bewältigen'. Common in news and everyday language.
Examples
Die wirtschaftliche Krise hat viele Unternehmen in Schwierigkeiten gebracht.
The economic crisis has put many companies in difficulty.
Die Regierung reagierte schnell, weil die Wirtschaft in einer Krise war.
The government reacted quickly because the economy was in a crisis.
Die Wirtschaftskrise hat viele Firmen zur Schließung gezwungen.
The economic crisis forced many companies to close.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a cracked globe to symbolize a global crisis
sounds like English 'crisis' — almost identical
die Krise — think of the '-e' ending and 'die' (feminine): many German nouns ending in -e are die-words
Notes
Krise is often used for large-scale problems (economic crisis, political crisis). It can be used countably (mehrere Krisen) or uncountably in general contexts.