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

der Facharzt

Specialist

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

**Short answer:** Facharzt takes the article der (der Facharzt). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “specialist” in English.

## Facharzt: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Specialist
- **Topic**: Body and health
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Facharzt take der?

Facharzt is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Arzt → der Facharzt.

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

## Facharzt in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | der Facharzt |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | den Facharzt |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Facharzt |

## More words ending in -arzt

They all take der, because the last part decides the article.

[der Arzt](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/arzt/) [der Hautarzt](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/hautarzt/) [der Hausarzt](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/hausarzt/) [der Kinderarzt](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kinderarzt/) [der Augenarzt](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/augenarzt/) [der Zahnarzt](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/zahnarzt/) [der Frauenarzt](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/frauenarzt/)

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