breathing
das Atmen
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breathing
The process in which a person or animal breathes air in and then breathes it out.
Im Nebenzimmer hörte man das gleichmäßige Atmen des schlafenden Kindes.
In the next room, you could hear the sleeping child's steady breathing.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| genitive | des Atmens |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Atmen | – |
| accusative | das Atmen | – |
| dative | dem Atmen | – |
| genitive | des Atmens | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Atmen' (breathing) is the infinitive of the verb 'atmen' (to breathe) used as a noun. You can use an adjective to describe how the process takes place; typical collocations are 'ruhiges Atmen' (calm breathing) and 'tiefes Atmen' (deep breathing).
Ruhiges Atmen hilft mir, mich vor einer Prüfung zu entspannen.
Calm breathing helps me relax before an exam.
'Das Atmen' (breathing) is often used with 'schwerfallen' (to be difficult) or 'leichtfallen' (to be easy). In this construction, 'das Atmen' (breathing) is the subject, while the person affected is in the dative.
Wegen seiner verstopften Nase fällt dem Jungen das Atmen schwer.
Because of his blocked nose, breathing is difficult for the boy.
'Beim Atmen' (when breathing) is often used to describe when discomfort occurs. Typical collocations are 'Schmerzen beim Atmen' (pain when breathing) and 'Probleme beim Atmen' (problems breathing).
Seit gestern habe ich Schmerzen beim Atmen.
I have had pain when breathing since yesterday.
