No. 8,465 in German
keuchhusten
Whooping cough.
In a sentence
Keuchhusten ist eine ansteckende Krankheit, die oft bei Kindern auftritt.
Whooping cough is a contagious disease that often appears in children.
The word 'keuchhusten' is used here as a noun representing the medical condition also known as whooping cough.
Die Lehrerin erklärte den Schülern die Symptome von Keuchhusten.
The teacher explained to the students the symptoms of whooping cough.
In this example, 'keuchhusten' is used within a didactic context to refer to the illness during an explanation or teaching moment.
Nach seiner Keuchhustenerkrankung fühlte er sich sehr schwach.
After his whooping cough illness, he felt very weak.
Here, 'keuchhusten' is a part of a possessive phrase, indicating the specific illness someone suffered from.
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