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das Zimmer

room

Nominative Sg.das Zimmer

Genitive Sg.des Zimmers

Nominative Plural

die Zimmer

Dative Pluralden Zimmern

Gender / Plural CueNouns ending in -er for rooms/objects vary; Zimmer is neuter with zero plural

Full 4-Case Declension Table

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Definite (der / die / das): Used for specific, already known, or general-category nouns.

Case (Fall)	Question	Singular	Plural
Nominative Nominativ (Werfall)	Wer oder was?	das Zimmer	die Zimmer
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	das Zimmer	die Zimmer
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	dem Zimmer	den Zimmern
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	des Zimmers	der Zimmer

Indefinite (ein / eine): Used when introducing a countable singular noun; has no plural article in German.

Case (Fall)	Question	Singular	Plural
Nominative Nominativ (Werfall)	Wer oder was?	ein Zimmer	Zimmer
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	ein Zimmer	Zimmer
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	einem Zimmer	Zimmern
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	eines Zimmers	Zimmer

Negative (kein / keine): Negates nouns with or without an indefinite article; follows ein-words in singular and die in plural.

Case (Fall)	Question	Singular	Plural
Nominative Nominativ (Werfall)	Wer oder was?	kein Zimmer	keine Zimmer
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	kein Zimmer	keine Zimmer
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	keinem Zimmer	keinen Zimmern
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	keines Zimmers	keiner Zimmer

Possessive (mein / dein / …): Uses ein-word endings in singular and definite-like endings in plural (mein/dein/sein/ihr/unser/euer/Ihr).

Case (Fall)	Question	Singular	Plural
Nominative Nominativ (Werfall)	Wer oder was?	mein Zimmer	meine Zimmer
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	mein Zimmer	meine Zimmer
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	meinem Zimmer	meinen Zimmern
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	meines Zimmers	meiner Zimmer

Why These Endings Work

Standard pattern for most masculine (der) and neuter (das) nouns: genitive singular ends in -s or -es.

Dative plural adds -n to the plural stem: Zimmer → Zimmern.

Pattern summary: Genitive Sg adds -(e)s; Accusative/Dative Sg equal the base noun.

Example Sentences in Context

Nominative

Mein Zimmer ist hell.

My room is bright.

Dative

In meinem Zimmer steht ein großer Schreibtisch.

There is a big desk in my room.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Zimmer" in Der/Die/Das Checker Analyze in Compound Deconstructor Inspect Example in Sentence Analyzer

German Gender & ArticlesPredict der, die, das with high-frequency endings The Four German CasesNominative, Accusative, Dative, and Genitive roles Noun Plurals & Dative -nPlural patterns and the Dative plural -n rule Genitive Case GuideHow "des Zimmers" expresses possession

FAQs: das Zimmer

Is "Zimmer" der, die, or das in German?

"Zimmer" takes the neuter definite article "das" (das Zimmer). Gender cue: Nouns ending in -er for rooms/objects vary; Zimmer is neuter with zero plural.

What is the plural and Dative plural of "das Zimmer"?

The Nominative plural of das Zimmer is "die Zimmer" (pattern: -). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Zimmern".

How does "das Zimmer" change in the Genitive, Accusative, and Dative?

As a strong neuter noun, "Zimmer" changes only in the Genitive singular (des Zimmers); Accusative and Dative keep "Zimmer".