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