Singular
Zimmerkellner
room service waiter
Why does the noun Zimmerkellner have the article der?
Nouns formed from verbs with -er ending are mostly masculine. Look at the bolded -er in the noun above — that suffix is the giveaway.
Examples
der Lehrer (teacher), der Fahrer (driver), der Arbeiter (worker), der Schreiber (writer), der Spieler (player), der Maler (painter)
Exceptions
das Fenster (window), das Wasser (water), die Butter (butter), die Mutter (mother)
Declension table for German noun Zimmerkellner
How it changes across the four cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Zimmerkellner | ein Zimmerkellner | — |
| Akkusativ | den Zimmerkellner | einen Zimmerkellner | — |
| Dativ | dem Zimmerkellner | einem Zimmerkellner | — |
| Genitiv | des Zimmerkellners | eines Zimmerkellners | — |
| Nominativ | die Zimmerkellner | — Zimmerkellner | — |
| Akkusativ | die Zimmerkellner | — Zimmerkellner | — |
| Dativ | den Zimmerkellnern | — Zimmerkellnern | — |
| Genitiv | der Zimmerkellner | — Zimmerkellner | — |
Examples in context
Real sentences using Zimmerkellner in different cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | — | ||
| Akkusativ | — | ||
| Dativ | — | ||
| Genitiv | — | ||
| Nominativ | — | ||
| Akkusativ | — | ||
| Dativ | — | ||
| Genitiv | — |
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Frequently asked questions
Everything you might wonder about der, die, das — and the Der Artikel app.
Is it der, die, or das Zimmerkellner?
What is the plural of der Zimmerkellner?
What does der Zimmerkellner mean in English?
How do you decline der Zimmerkellner?
- Nominativ: der Zimmerkellner
- Akkusativ: den Zimmerkellner
- Dativ: dem Zimmerkellner
- Genitiv: des Zimmerkellners
These changes are necessary because German uses cases to indicate the noun’s role in a sentence (such as the subject or object). Knowing these forms allows you to build grammatically correct sentences.