Is it der, die oder das Schlafzimmer?
DAS
The correct article in German of Schlafzimmer is das. So it is das Schlafzimmer! (nominative case)
The word Schlafzimmer 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 Schlafzimmer?
How does the declension of Schlafzimmer 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 Schlafzimmer | die Schlafzimmer |
| Genitive | des Schlafzimmers | der Schlafzimmer |
| Dative | dem Schlafzimmer | den Schlafzimmern |
| Akkusative | das Schlafzimmer | die Schlafzimmer |
What is the meaning of Schlafzimmer in German?
Schlafzimmer has various definitions in German:
[1] room in a house or apartment that is intended to sleep
[1] Raum in einem Haus oder einer Wohnung, der zum Schlafen gedacht ist[2] Establishment of a bedroom [1]
[2] Einrichtung eines Schlafzimmers[1]How to use Schlafzimmer in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Schlafzimmer with translations in English.
[1] Unser Schlafzimmer ist uns eigentlich zu klein.
[1] Our bedroom is actually too small for us.[1] „Es kommt mir vor, als führte ich sie in mein Schlafzimmer.“[1]
[1] "It seems to me that I am leading her into my bedroom."[1][1] „Ich bekam ein kleines Schlafzimmer und gleich daneben ein Arbeitszimmer mit einem schönen, runden Tisch.“[2]
[1] "I got a small bedroom and next to it a study with a beautiful, round table at" [2][1] „Aus dem Schlafzimmer kamen Hemden geflogen, sie entfalteten sich und wedelten mit den Armen.“[3]
[1] "From the bedroom, shirts flown, they unfolded and fried with the arms" [3][1] „Manchmal stand Roman auf von seinem Schoß, verschwand ins Schlafzimmer, horchte durch das geöffnete Fenster in den Hof des Häuserblocks.“[4]
[1] "Sometimes Roman got up from his lap, disappeared into the bedroom, listened through the open window into the courtyard of the block of houses."[4][1] „Reizl öffnete die Tür zu einem Schlafzimmer, das er noch nie gesehen hatte.“[5]
[1] "Stalll opened the door to a bedroom, which he had never seen" [5][2] Unser Schlafzimmer haben wir bei der Firma Meyer gekauft.
[2] We bought our bedroom from the Meyer companyHow do you pronounce Schlafzimmer?
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