How to Say ‘The doctor’ in German
Der Arzt
dare artst
[dare artst]
💬 Usage Tip: Arzt is masculine: der Arzt. The female form is die Ärztin.
🇩🇪 In Germany: In Germany, people often say Hausarzt for family doctor / GP and Facharzt for specialist.
Phrase Breakdown
Der
[dare]
the
Masculine singular definite article in nominative case.
In Der Arzt zeigt Der ein maskulines Nomen.
In Der Arzt, Der shows a masculine noun.
Arzt
[artst]
doctor
A male doctor; often used generally for doctor in simple learning contexts.
Der Arzt arbeitet heute in der Praxis.
The doctor is working in the practice today.
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