German Conversation · Level 16
88 words
German word
atmen
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈaːtmən/
Meaning
- verbbreathe
Example
Sie atmet leise, während sie liest.
She breathes quietly while reading.
More examples
Nach dem Sprint musste er tief atmen.
After the sprint, he had to breathe deeply.
Core concept
A quiet cycle of air moving into and out of the lungs, like the body's steady background rhythm.
Common phrases
tief atmen
breathe deeply
flach atmen
breathe shallowly
durch die Nase atmen
breathe through the nose
Similar words
einatmen: To draw air into the lungs through the nose or mouth.
ausatmen: To push air out of the lungs through the nose or mouth.
Definition in German
Luft durch die Lungen aufnehmen und wieder ausstoßen.
Word origin
The verb comes from the German noun Atem and continues Old High German atumōn, an inherited Germanic word for breathing.
Usage tips
- Atmen is normally intransitive; specific directions use the separable verbs einatmen for breathing in and ausatmen for breathing out.
Related words
- durchatmentake a deep breathverb
- einatmeninhaleverb
- die Atmungbreathingnoun