Vocabulary
der
Doktor
/ˈdɔktoːɐ̯/· noun· Pl. die Doktoren
doctor (colloquial); doctorate
What children and grandparents call the doctor — and the Dr. before a name.
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Forms
- Singular
- der Doktor
- Plural
- die Doktoren
- Genitiv
- des Doktors
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Doktor
doctor (colloquial)
Du musst zum Doktor gehen.
You have to go to the doctor.
Word family
Doktordie Doktorin(female) doctorder Doktortiteldoctor's titledie Doktorarbeitdoctoral thesis
Common combinations
- zum Doktor gehento go to the doctor
- Herr Doktordoctor (as a form of address)
- den Doktor machento do a doctorate
Real examples
- Das Kind hat Fieber, wir gehen zum Doktor.The child has a temperature, we're going to the doctor.
- Guten Tag, Herr Doktor!Hello, doctor!
- Mein Bruder macht seinen Doktor in Bonn.My brother is doing his doctorate in Bonn.
