Arbeitszimmer: der, die or das?
dasArbeitszimmer
Study
Short answer: Arbeitszimmer takes the article das (das Arbeitszimmer). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “study” in English.
Arbeitszimmer: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Study
- Topic
- Home and daily life
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Arbeitszimmer take das?
Arbeitszimmer is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Zimmer → das Arbeitszimmer.
See the article rules →Arbeitszimmer in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Arbeitszimmer |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Arbeitszimmer |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Arbeitszimmer |
More words ending in -zimmer
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
