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Der, die or das Patient?

der Patient

Gender
masculine
English
patient
Plural
die Patienten

Why is it der Patient?

No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Patient. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Patient.

For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.

Example sentences

Patient in the four cases

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

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

Patient 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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