Short answer: Augenarzt takes the article der (der Augenarzt). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “oculist” in English.
Augenarzt: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Oculist
- Topic
- Body and health
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Augenarzt take der?
Augenarzt is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Arzt → der Augenarzt.
See the article rules →Augenarzt in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Augenarzt |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Augenarzt |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Augenarzt |
More words ending in -arzt
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
