Is it der, die oder das Hinterzimmer?
DAS
The correct article in German of Hinterzimmer is das. So it is das Hinterzimmer! (nominative case)
The word Hinterzimmer is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
Finding the right gender of a noun
German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.
In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.
The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.
It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)
German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.
for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);
for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);
for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).
German declension of Hinterzimmer?
How does the declension of Hinterzimmer work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | das Hinterzimmer | die Hinterzimmer |
| Genitive | des Hinterzimmers | der Hinterzimmer |
| Dative | dem Hinterzimmer | den Hinterzimmern |
| Akkusative | das Hinterzimmer | die Hinterzimmer |
What is the meaning of Hinterzimmer in German?
Hinterzimmer is defined as:
[1] Rooms that are only available through other rooms, i.e. not directly, accessible and to which only a limited group of people has access
[1] Zimmer, das nur über andere Zimmer, also nicht direkt, zugänglich ist und zu dem oft nur ein beschränkter Personenkreis Zugang hatHow to use Hinterzimmer in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Hinterzimmer with translations in English.
[1] Die verbotenen Glücksspiele betrieben sie im Hinterzimmer.
[1] The forbidden gambling operated in the back room[1] „Im Hinterzimmer führt eine gusseiserne Wendeltreppe steil nach oben in eine Wohnung, die sich über die gesamte erste Etage des Hauses erstreckt.“
[1] "In the back room, a cast iron spiral staircase leads steeply into an apartment that extends over the entire first floor of the house"[1] „Im schmucklosen Hausflur der Nummer 30 im Römanns Kamp hängt ein Kartentelefon an der Wand, aus dem Hinterzimmer dröhnt laute Musik, über Satellitenschüssel empfängt der Fernseher einen polnischen Musiksender.“
[1] "In the unadorned hallway of the number 30 in the Römann Kamp, a card phone hangs on the wall, loud music booms from the back room, the television welcomes a Polish musician" via satellite bowl "[1] „Sie hatten sich im Hinterzimmer eingerichtet.“
[1] "You had set up in the back room"[1] „Serana bewohnte die beiden großen Hinterzimmer eines vormals großherrschaftlichen Domizils, in dessen zwei kleinen Vorderräumen Frau Michelsen logierte, eine jugendliche Witwe, die ihren Unterhalt mit Schneidern verdiente.“
[1] "Serana lived in the two large back rooms of a formerly large domicile, in whose two small front rooms Ms. Michelsen, a youthful widow who deserves their maintenance with tailors"How do you pronounce Hinterzimmer?
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