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Is it der, die oder das Privatpatient?

DER

The correct article in German of Privatpatient is der. So it is der Privatpatient! (nominative case)

The word Privatpatient is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

Finding the right gender of a noun

German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

  • for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);

  • for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);

  • for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Privatpatient?

How does the declension of Privatpatient work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1 Singular Plural
Nominative der Privatpatient die Privatpatienten
Genitive des Privatpatienten der Privatpatienten
Dative dem Privatpatienten den Privatpatienten
Akkusative den Privatpatienten die Privatpatienten

What is the meaning of Privatpatient in German?

Privatpatient is defined as:

[1] Person who pays their health costs themselves or lets it pay for a private health insurance concluded for this

[1] Person, die ihre Gesundheitskosten selbst zahlt beziehungsweise von einer dafür abgeschlossenen privaten Krankenversicherung zahlen lässt

How to use Privatpatient in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Privatpatient with translations in English.

[1] Nur wenig mehr als 10% der Bundesbürger sind Privatpatienten.

[1] Only a little more than 10% of Germans are private patients

[1] „Die brauchen die Rezeptformulare für Privatpatienten so selten, daß sie sie meistens im Schreibtisch aufbewahren.“

[1] "They need the recipe forms for private patients so rarely that they usually store them in the desk"

How do you pronounce Privatpatient?

Privatpatient

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