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kranken

/ˈkʁaŋkən/ verb C1
  1. to be ailing (from), to be held back (by), to be suffering (from) [with an (+ dative)] (to struggle with a non-catastrophic but severely limiting issue) (figuratively, intransitive) · Das Projekt krankt daran, dass es von einer einseitigen Sichtweise geplant wurde. The project is being held back by having been planned from a one-sided point of view.
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Verb forms

Infinitive
kranken
Present (er)
krankt
Präteritum (er)
krankte
Perfekt (er)
hat gekrankt
Infinitive with zu
zu kranken

From the library

Heute weiß man, dass wir ohne genug Schlaf schlechter lernen und öfter krank werden.
Warum wir Schlaf brauchen, p. 1 · B1
Weit weniger gesichert ist die verbreitete Überzeugung, der Föhn mache krank.
Der Föhn, p. 1 · C2

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