Der, die or das Patient? The correct article and plural

Der, die or das?

der Patient

masculine noun · patient · level A2

The plural

die Patienten - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.

Why der?

No guessing needed: -ant/-ent → der · 0.9%, but many -ment exceptions "Patient" follows the rule Nouns ending in -ant/-ent, which covers 21 words in the Genau course.

Words from the same topic (Health & doctor)

das Krankenhaus
die Gesundheit
die Behandlung
der Termin
die Praxis
die Klinik
der Arzt
der Sturz

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