Why is it das Restaurant?
Restaurant ends in -ant. Most nouns with this ending are masculine (94% take der), but Restaurant is an exception: das Restaurant.
The other -ant exceptions das
Meaning
[1] Location where food can be bought and eaten
[1] Lokalität, in der Speisen gekauft und gegessen werden könnenExamples
[1] Oh, there is a restaurant on the corner
[1] Ach, an der Ecke ist ein Restaurant.
[1] You have to behave in a restaurant.
[1] Im Restaurant muss man sich benehmen.
More source examples (4)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] I know better restaurants.
[1] Ich kenne bessere Restaurants.
[1] "We hardly dare to go to the restaurant anymore, my mother and I." [2]
[1] „Wir wagen kaum noch, ins Restaurant zu gehen, meine Mutter und ich.“[2]
[1] “We ate a bite in a small restaurant and then went to the bank together” [3]
[1] „In einem kleinen Restaurant aßen wir einen Happen und gingen dann gemeinsam zur Bank.“[3]
[1] "For dinner they have something light in a restaurant near the train station." [4]
[1] „Zum Abend essen sie etwas Leichtes in einem Restaurant in der Nähe des Bahnhofs.“[4]
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Restaurant | die Restaurants |
| Genitiv | des Restaurants | der Restaurants |
| Dativ | dem Restaurant | den Restaurants |
| Akkusativ | das Restaurant | die Restaurants |
Pronunciation
In context
![[1] Restaurant](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tom's_Restaurant%2C_NYC.jpg)
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