noun
health insurance card, insurance card
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Versichertenkarte means 'health insurance card' or 'insurance card', the card proving someone's insurance status in Germany. It is a feminine noun (die Versichertenkarte) with plural Versichertenkarten. Compound noun (Versicherten- + Karte). Countable and declines regularly; commonly required for medical appointments and administrative procedures.
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Ich habe meine Versichertenkarte vergessen.
I forgot my insurance card.
Die Versichertenkarte gilt in ganz Deutschland als Nachweis der Versicherung.
The insurance card is accepted across Germany as proof of insurance.
Der Patient wurde abgewiesen, weil er seine Versichertenkarte zu Hause vergaß.
The patient was turned away because he forgot his insurance card at home.
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Imagine a plastic card with a red cross and the word 'Versichert' stamped on it.
Sounds a bit like 'verses' + 'insured' — think a card proving you're insured.
Die (feminine): picture a woman handing you the card.
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Common in medical and administrative contexts; often required at doctor appointments.