Definition
Breathing by a person or animal—the inhaling and exhaling of air.
Translations
- English
- breath
- Français
- souffle
- Türkçe
- nefes
- Polski
- oddech
- Русский
- дыхание
- Українська
- дихання
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Atem
- B1
- Noun
- Body & Health
- Sport & Fitness
breath
/deːɐ̯ ˈaːtəm/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- —
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Body & HealthPrimarySport & Fitness
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Atem des Läufers beruhigte sich nach wenigen Minuten.NominativSing.The runner's breathing calmed down after a few minutes.
- Die Sängerin hielt den Atem während der schwierigen Passage an.AkkusativSing.The singer held her breath during the difficult passage.
- Nach dem Sprint rang der Sportler nach Atem.DativSing.After the sprint, the athlete was gasping for breath.
- Die Ärztin untersuchte die Tiefe des Atems sorgfältig.GenitivSing.The doctor carefully examined the depth of the breathing.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Atem/ˈaːtəm/
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Article phrase
der Atem/deːɐ̯ ˈaːtəm/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Atem | — |
| Akkusativ | den Atem | — |
| Dativ | dem Atem | — |
| Genitiv | des Atems | — |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationden Atem anhalten
- Collocationaußer Atem sein
- Prepositional constructionmit angehaltenem Atemmit + Dativ
- Sentence patternNach dem Aufstieg ging ihm der Atem aus.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Semantically relatedAtmung
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Atem“ is a simple noun without any visible productive derivation or compounding.