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In der Bibliothek blättert Lotte in der dicken Doktorarbeit ihrer Betreuerin. In the library, Lotte leafs through her supervisor's thick doctoral thesis.

noun · C1

die Doktorarbeit

[ˈdɔktoːɐ̯ˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t]

doctoral thesis, dissertation

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Grammar

Plural
die Doktorarbeiten In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Doktorarbeit die Doktorarbeiten
Accusative wen? was? die Doktorarbeit die Doktorarbeiten
Dative wem? der Doktorarbeit den Doktorarbeiten
Mit ihrer Doktorarbeit will Lotte eine Lücke in der Stadtforschung schließen. With her doctoral thesis, Lotte wants to fill a gap in urban research.
Genitive wessen? der Doktorarbeit der Doktorarbeiten

How the Word Is Built

Doktor root arbeit root

A compound: Doktor + die Arbeit

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

In Otti's situations: Lotte applies for a doctorate

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