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