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Der, die or das Doktor?

der Doktor

Gender
masculine
English
doctor
Plural
die Doktoren

Why is it der Doktor?

German nouns ending in -or are almost always masculine, so it is der Doktor. The same pattern gives you der Professor, der Autor, der Faktor.

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Doktor in the four cases

The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Doktor: definite article first, then the indefinite article.

MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominativeder / eindie / einedas / eindie
Accusativeden / einendie / einedas / eindie
Dativedem / einemder / einerdem / einemden
Genitivedes / einesder / einerdes / einesder

Doktor is one of about 1,700 common nouns in the free Der-Die-Das trainer. Short daily rounds with spaced repetition make the article stick.

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