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