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title: "Asthma: der, die or das? It’s das Asthma (asthma) | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: das Asthma, “asthma”. Accusative: das Asthma; dative: dem Asthma. Learn why it takes das and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/asthma/
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# Asthma: der, die or das?

das Asthma

Asthma

neutral · neuter [Body and health](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/body-health/) Level: Intermediate

**Short answer:** Asthma takes the article das (das Asthma). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “asthma” in English.

## Asthma: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Asthma
- **Topic**: Body and health
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Asthma in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Asthma)
- [Asthma in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Asthma)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## Why does Asthma take das?

No suffix rule covers Asthma, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, das words are green. Picture Asthma as something green.

[See the article rules →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/)

## Asthma in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | das Asthma |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | das Asthma |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Asthma |

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