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die Ärztin

doctor / physician (female)

Nominative Sg.die Ärztin
Genitive Sg.der Ärztin
Nominative Plural
die Ärztinnen
Dative Pluralden Ärztinnen
Gender / Plural CueFemale occupation suffix -in -> feminine (die), plural -innen

Full 4-Case Declension Table

Switch determiner types to inspect how articles and noun endings change together.

Definite (der / die / das): Used for specific, already known, or general-category nouns.

Case (Fall)QuestionSingularPlural
Nominative
Nominativ (Werfall)
Wer oder was?
die Ärztin
die Ärztinnen
Accusative
Akkusativ (Wenfall)
Wen oder was?
die Ärztin
die Ärztinnen
Dative
Dativ (Wemfall)
Wem?
der Ärztin
den Ärztinnen
Genitive
Genitiv (Wesfall)
Wessen?
der Ärztin
der Ärztinnen

Why These Endings Work

All feminine (die) nouns stay completely unchanged in the singular across Nominative, Accusative, Dative, and Genitive.

  • Feminine nouns never change their own ending in the singular across all four cases.
  • Plural "Ärztinnen" already ends in -n or -s, so Dative plural stays Ärztinnen.
Pattern summary: Only the article changes in singular (die / die / der / der); plural takes -n in Dative unless ending in -n or -s.

Example Sentences in Context

Nominative

Die Ärztin nimmt sich viel Zeit für ihre Patienten.

The doctor takes plenty of time for her patients.

Dative

Ich habe morgen um zehn Uhr einen Termin bei der Ärztin.

I have an appointment with the doctor at ten o'clock tomorrow.

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FAQs: die Ärztin

Is "Ärztin" der, die, or das in German?

"Ärztin" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Ärztin). Gender cue: Female occupation suffix -in -> feminine (die), plural -innen.

What is the plural and Dative plural of "die Ärztin"?

The Nominative plural of die Ärztin is "die Ärztinnen" (pattern: -nen). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Ärztinnen".

How does "die Ärztin" change in the Genitive, Accusative, and Dative?

As a feminine noun, "Ärztin" keeps the exact same stem in all four singular cases; only the article changes (die Ärztin / die Ärztin / der Ärztin / der Ärztin).