Word
Die Ärztin arbeitet in der Praxis.
Meaning
The female doctor works at the practice.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Die Ärztin arbeitet in der Praxis.
in
in
arbeiten
to work
die Ärztin
the doctor (female)
die Praxis
the practice
Questions & Answers about Die Ärztin arbeitet in der Praxis.
Why is it Die Ärztin and not Der Arzt?
Because the subject is a female doctor. Ärztin is the feminine form of Arzt (doctor). The feminine definite article in the nominative is die, so we get Die Ärztin. Many professions form the feminine with the suffix -in, sometimes with an umlaut change: Arzt → Ärztin.
What case is der Praxis, and why is it der and not die?
It’s dative feminine. The preposition in takes the dative when it indicates location (where something is). The feminine definite article changes from die (nominative/accusative) to der in the dative: in der Praxis.
Could it be in die Praxis instead?
Use in die (accusative) when there is motion toward a place. Compare:
- Location (dative): Sie arbeitet in der Praxis.
- Motion (accusative): Sie geht in die Praxis.
Why not im Praxis?
im is a contraction of in dem and only works with masculine or neuter nouns. Praxis is feminine, so you can’t say im Praxis. You must say in der Praxis.