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

der Hautarzt

Dermatologist

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

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

## Hautarzt: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Hautarzt take der?

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

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

## Hautarzt in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## 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 Hausarzt](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/hausarzt/) [der Zahnarzt](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/zahnarzt/) [der Frauenarzt](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/frauenarzt/) [der Facharzt](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/facharzt/) [der Kinderarzt](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kinderarzt/) [der Augenarzt](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/augenarzt/)

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