risk group
die Risikogruppe, die Risikogruppen
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risk group
A group of people who face a particularly high risk of becoming seriously ill or suffering harm because of certain characteristics or circumstances.
Ältere Menschen gehören bei dieser Krankheit zur Risikogruppe.
Older people belong to the risk group for this disease.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Risikogruppen |
| genitive | der Risikogruppe |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Risikogruppe | die Risikogruppen |
| accusative | die Risikogruppe | die Risikogruppen |
| dative | der Risikogruppe | den Risikogruppen |
| genitive | der Risikogruppe | der Risikogruppen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Risikogruppe' (risk group) is made up of 'Risiko' (risk) and 'Gruppe' (group). It therefore refers to a group for which a particular risk is especially relevant.
Für die Risikogruppe gelten besondere Schutzmaßnahmen.
Special protective measures apply to the risk group.
'Risikogruppe' (risk group) is often used in the expression 'zu einer Risikogruppe gehören' (to belong to a risk group). The preposition 'zu' takes the dative.
Menschen mit bestimmten Vorerkrankungen gehören zu einer Risikogruppe.
People with certain preexisting conditions belong to a risk group.
Common collocations include 'eine Risikogruppe schützen' (to protect a risk group), 'Risikogruppen impfen' (to vaccinate risk groups), and 'eine Risikogruppe identifizieren' (to identify a risk group). The word occurs especially often in medical, health-related, and factual texts.
Die Studie soll helfen, Risikogruppen früh zu identifizieren.
The study is intended to help identify risk groups at an early stage.
