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