Vocabulary
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Symptom
/zʏmpˈtoːm/· noun· Pl. die Symptome
symptom
The neutral medical word for what you notice in your body — on forms, in the leaflet, in the doctor's questions.
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Forms
- Singular
- das Symptom
- Plural
- die Symptome
- Genitiv
- des Symptoms
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Symptom
symptom (medical)
Welche Symptome haben Sie?
What symptoms do you have?
Word family
Symptomsymptomatischsymptomaticsymptomfreifree of symptomsdas Begleitsymptomaccompanying symptom
Common combinations
- typische Symptometypical symptoms
- die Symptome lindernto relieve the symptoms
- die Symptome einer Grippethe symptoms of flu
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
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Common learner mistakes
- der Symptomdas SymptomSymptom is neuter: das Symptom, die Symptome. The stress is on the last syllable: Symp-TOM.
Real examples
- Fieber und Halsschmerzen sind typische Symptome einer Grippe.Fever and a sore throat are typical symptoms of flu.
- Seit wann haben Sie diese Symptome?How long have you had these symptoms?
- Das Medikament lindert nur die Symptome, nicht die Ursache.The medication only relieves the symptoms, not the cause.
