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

der Psychiater

Psychiatrist

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

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

## Psychiater: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Psychiater take der?

Nouns ending in -er usually take der. In Yupo’s list, 290 of 353 such words take der (82%).

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

## Psychiater in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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