der Kranke
Translation
sick person (male), patient (male)
Examples
Der Kranke liegt im Bett.
The sick man is lying in bed.
Ein Kranker braucht viel Ruhe.
A sick person needs a lot of rest.
Grammar Patterns
((as a sick person)) als Kranker As a sick person, one should take it easy.
Similar Words
der Patient (patient)
Etymology
A nominalization of the adjective 'krank' (sick).
Memory Tips
Remember this is a nominalised adjective, so it declines like an adjective following an article. 'Ein Kranker' (a sick man), 'der Kranke' (the sick man).