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