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title: "Krankenzimmer: der, die or das? It’s das Krankenzimmer | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: das Krankenzimmer, “hospital room”. Accusative: das Krankenzimmer; dative: dem Krankenzimmer. Learn why it takes das and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/krankenzimmer/
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# Krankenzimmer: der, die or das?

das Krankenzimmer

Hospital room

neutral · neuter [Body and health](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/body-health/) Level: Intermediate

**Short answer:** Krankenzimmer takes the article das (das Krankenzimmer). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “hospital room” in English.

## Krankenzimmer: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Hospital room
- **Topic**: Body and health
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Krankenzimmer in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Krankenzimmer)
- [Krankenzimmer in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Krankenzimmer)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## Why does Krankenzimmer take das?

Krankenzimmer is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Zimmer → das Krankenzimmer.

[See the article rules →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/)

## Krankenzimmer in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | das Krankenzimmer |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | das Krankenzimmer |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Krankenzimmer |

## More words ending in -zimmer

They all take das, because the last part decides the article.

[das Zimmer](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/zimmer/) [das Einzelzimmer](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/einzelzimmer/) [das Schlafzimmer](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schlafzimmer/) [das Kinderzimmer](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kinderzimmer/) [das Doppelzimmer](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/doppelzimmer/) [das Hotelzimmer](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/hotelzimmer/) [das Wohnzimmer](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/wohnzimmer/) [das Badezimmer](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/badezimmer/)

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