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The article for

Asthma

das Asthma

Asthma is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
no plural

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it das Asthma?

Asthma ends in -ma, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 75% of -ma nouns take das, 20% take die, and 5% take der. So learn it with its article: das Asthma.

Which endings you can rely on
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Medicine: Chronic inflammation of the respiratory tract, which usually leads to shortness of breath

[1] Medizin: chronische Entzündung der Atemwege, die meist zu Atemnot führt

Examples

[1] Suddenly occurring attacks by breath shortness is called asthmea

[1] Plötzlich auftretende Attacken von Atemnot nennt man Asthma.

[1] Due to certain breathing techniques and avoiding special substances, asthma is usually well treated

[1] Durch bestimmte Atemtechniken und Vermeidung spezieller Stoffe ist Asthma meistens gut behandelbar.
More source examples (10)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] Typical symptoms of asthma are shortness of breath, cough and suffocation feelings

[1] Typische Symptome von Asthma sind Kurzatmigkeit, Husten und Erstickungsgefühle.

[1] Anyone who has asthma should be vaccinated against flu in autumn

[1] Wer Asthma hat, sollte sich im Herbst gegen Grippe impfen lassen.

[1] "Allergic asthma usually forms in childhood and adolescence"

[1] „Allergisches Asthma bildet sich meist im Kindes- und Jugendalter.“

[1] "In the case of non-allergic asthma, infections, smoking, fragrances, pollutants or physical stress can lead to a narrowing of the bronches"

[1] „Beim nicht-allergischen Asthma können Infekte, Rauchen, Duftstoffe, Schadstoffe oder körperliche Belastung zu ein Verengung der Bronchen führen.“

[1] "Farmers suffer less frequently from allergies and asthmea"

[1] „Bauernkinder leiden seltener an Allergien und Asthma.“

[1] "Thorsten suffers, like about five percent of adults and ten percent of children in Germany, under asthma bronchial - simplified only asthma"

[1] „Thorsten leidet, wie etwa fünf Prozent der Erwachsenen und zehn Prozent der Kinder in Deutschland, unter Asthma bronchiale – vereinfachend auch nur Asthma genannt.“

[1] "[…] When creating asthma, many factors play a role"

[1] „[…] bei der Entstehung von Asthma spielen viele Faktoren eine Rolle.“

[1] "Smokers have a significantly higher risk of developing asthma, tuberculosis, pneumonia, bronchitis or a pathological inflation of the lungs (emphysema)"

[1] „Raucher [haben] ein signifikant höheres Risiko, an Asthma, Tuberkulose, Lungenentzündung, Bronchitis oder einer krankhaften Aufblähung der Lunge (Emphysem) zu erkranken.“

[1] "In fact, there is indications that […] asthma […] lead to a severe covid-19 course of the disease.

[1] „In der Tat gibt es Hinweise, dass […] Asthma […] zu einem schweren COVID-19 Krankheitsverlauf führen [kann].“

[1] "Experts use [Note: The Medicine] Acarizax in the meantime also among dust allergy sufferers who have not yet developed asthma to prevent progression"

[1] „Experten setzen [Anmerkung: das Medikament] Acarizax inzwischen auch bei Stauballergikern ein, die noch kein Asthma entwickelt haben, um ein Fortschreiten zu verhindern.“
Grammar note

Asthma is used in a popular way for bronchial asthma (asthma bronchial)

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Asthma —
Genitiv des Asthmas —
Dativ dem Asthma —
Akkusativ das Asthma —

Pronunciation

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