seriously ill
Tom ist nicht schwer krank.
Tom is not seriously ill.
Meine Mutter ist schwer krank.
My mother is seriously ill.
Er ist schwer krank und muss im Bett bleiben.
He is seriously ill and must stay in bed.
Weißt du, dass unsere Kaiserin schwer krank ist?
Did you know that our Empress is seriously ill?
— Die unendliche Geschichte (1984)
Woodrow Wilson war schwer krank.
Woodrow Wilson was seriously ill.
Der Mann stirbt, der ist schwer krank.
The man is dying; he’s seriously ill.
— Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
Man sagt, er sei schwer krank.
They say he is seriously ill.
Tom war schwer krank.
Tom was seriously ill.