Noun
der Doktorand
Pronunciation: /dɔktoˈʁant/
doctoral student, PhD student, doctorand
C2
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plural Doktoranden
Meanings
Noun
- doctoral student, PhD student, doctorand
Example sentence
Ich bin Doktorand.
I'm a doctoral student.
Word forms
singular
der Doktorand
plural
die Doktoranden
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Doktorand
Accusativeden Doktoranden
Dativedem Doktoranden
Genitivedes Doktoranden
Plural
Nominativedie Doktoranden
Accusativedie Doktoranden
Dativeden Doktoranden
Genitiveder Doktoranden
Doktorand is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- der Doktorand / den Doktoranden — doctoral student; weak masculine noun adds -en
- Doktorand / Doktorandin — male / female doctoral researcher; working towards a doctorate
Der Doktorand stellte seine ersten Ergebnisse im Seminar vor.
The doctoral student presented his initial results in the seminar.