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