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gesundheitlich
health-related
Relates to the health of a person or thing; concerning health.
example
Aus gesundheitlichen Gründen musste er seine Reise absagen.
For health-related reasons, he had to cancel his trip.
gesundheitlich
health-related
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Meanings
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Word structure
The adjective 'gesundheitlich' (health-related) is derived from the noun 'die Gesundheit' (health) with the ending '-lich' (-ly/-al). This ending often forms adjectives from nouns and means 'in relation to' or 'of the kind of.'
EXAMPLE
Beruflicher Stress kann zu gesundheitlichen Problemen führen.
Work-related stress can lead to health-related problems.
Adverbial use
'Gesundheitlich' (health-wise/in terms of health) is very often used as an adverb to describe a person's condition. It then often appears with verbs like 'gehen' (to be doing) or 'sein' (to be).
EXAMPLE
Mir geht es gesundheitlich wieder viel besser.
Health-wise, I'm doing much better again.
Typical collocations
A very common phrase is 'aus gesundheitlichen Gründen' (for health-related reasons). Other typical combinations are 'gesundheitliche Probleme' (health problems), 'gesundheitliche Vorteile' (health benefits), or 'der gesundheitliche Zustand' (health condition).
EXAMPLE
Sie konnte aus gesundheitlichen Gründen nicht an der Feier teilnehmen.
She could not attend the celebration for health-related reasons.
Compare with
gesundheitlich vs gesund
healthy
'gesund' and 'gesundheitlich' are closely related, but they are used differently. 'gesund' describes a state or an effect: a person is healthy, or food is healthy. 'gesundheitlich' only means that something concerns health. It usually describes reasons, problems, consequences, or questions. Learners can easily confuse the words because they look similar. But you do not say 'gesundheitliches Essen' if you mean that food is good for the body; then you say 'gesundes Essen' (healthy food). For topics like complaints, risks, or reasons, 'gesundheitlich' fits.
gesundheitlich
Aus gesundheitlichen Gründen verschiebt Maria ihren Termin.
Maria is postponing her appointment for health-related reasons.
gesund
Er ist gesund und kann heute wieder zur Arbeit gehen.
He is healthy and can go back to work today.
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