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B1 · Verb

erkranken

to be taken ill, fall ill

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erkrankt, erkrankte, ist erkrankt[ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋkn̩]to be taken ill, fall illImmer mehr Menschen erkranken an Krebs.More and more people are falling ill with cancer.
Word family:KrankheitkrankErkrankung

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