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Dozent

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Noun

der Dozent

Pronunciation: /doˈt͡sɛnt/

lecturer, instructor (at the university level; male or of unspecified sex)

C1 rank #7,052 plural Dozenten

Meanings

Noun
  1. lecturer, instructor (at the university level; male or of unspecified sex)

Example sentence

Der Dozent beantwortet nach der Vorlesung noch Fragen.

The lecturer answers questions after the lecture.

Word forms

singular der Dozent
plural die Dozenten

The four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Dozent
Accusativeden Dozenten
Dativedem Dozenten
Genitivedes Dozenten

Plural

Nominativedie Dozenten
Accusativedie Dozenten
Dativeden Dozenten
Genitiveder Dozenten

Dozent is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.

Usage

  • der Dozent / den Dozenten — A lecturer; weak masculine with -en outside nominative singular.
  • Dozent / Dozentin — Male versus female lecturer or instructor.
Extra sentence

Der Dozent verteilt vor dem Seminar einen kurzen Text.

The lecturer hands out a short text before the seminar.