Noun
der Chefarzt
Pronunciation: [ˈʃɛfˌʔaʁt͡st]
chief physician (male or of unspecified gender)
C2
rank #9,182
plural Chefärzte
Meanings
Noun
- chief physician (male or of unspecified gender)
Example sentence
Der Chefarzt macht jeden Morgen seine Visite auf der Station.
The chief physician does his rounds on the ward every morning.
Word forms
singular
der Chefarzt
plural
die Chefärzte
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Chefarzt
Accusativeden Chefarzt
Dativedem Chefarzt
Genitivedes Chefarzts
Plural
Nominativedie Chefärzte
Accusativedie Chefärzte
Dativeden Chefärzten
Genitiveder Chefärzte
Usage
- der Chefarzt einer Abteilung — The senior physician heading a hospital department.
- Chefarzt / Oberarzt — A department's chief physician versus another senior hospital doctor.
Der Chefarzt begrüßte die neuen Mitarbeiter der Abteilung.
The chief physician welcomed the department's new staff.