sickbed
das Krankenbett, die Krankenbetten
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sickbed
A bed in which a sick person lies in order to rest and recover. It can be at home or in a medical facility.
Nach der Operation musste sie mehrere Tage im Krankenbett bleiben.
After the operation, she had to stay in her sickbed for several days.
to be confined to bed
A fixed expression meaning that someone cannot leave bed because of an illness.
Die schwere Grippe hat ihn für eine ganze Woche ans Krankenbett gefesselt.
The severe flu confined him to bed for an entire week.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Krankenbetten |
| genitive | des Krankenbettes |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Krankenbett | die Krankenbetten |
| accusative | das Krankenbett | die Krankenbetten |
| dative | dem Krankenbett | den Krankenbetten |
| genitive | des Krankenbettes des Krankenbetts | der Krankenbetten |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word is made up of the adjective 'krank' (sick), in its inflected form 'Kranken', and 'das Bett' (the bed). So it is literally a bed for a sick person.
Er lag mit hohem Fieber im Krankenbett.
He lay in his sickbed with a high fever.
You use 'im Krankenbett liegen' (to lie in a sickbed; dative) to describe the state. The expression 'ans Krankenbett gefesselt sein' (to be confined to bed; accusative) emphasizes that you cannot leave bed because of illness.
Er liegt schon seit einer Woche im Krankenbett.
He has been lying in his sickbed for a week already.
The idiom 'ans Krankenbett gefesselt sein' (to be confined to bed) is a fixed unit. It is used to express that someone is forced by illness to stay in bed.
Nach der schweren Operation war sie wochenlang ans Krankenbett gefesselt.
After the serious operation, she was confined to bed for weeks.
Common verbs are 'im Krankenbett liegen' (to lie in a sickbed) or 'am Krankenbett wachen' (to keep watch at someone's sickbed), when you are caring for a sick person and staying with them.
Die Mutter wachte die ganze Nacht am Krankenbett ihres Sohnes.
The mother kept watch all night at her son's sickbed.
