noun
bedroom
A2
Means bedroom. It's a neuter compound noun (das Schlafzimmer) formed from Schlaf + Zimmer. Plural is usually unchanged: Schlafzimmer. Declension uses das Schlafzimmer, des Schlafzimmers; dative plural can be den Schlafzimmern (adds -n). Regular usage; common word for sleeping room.
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Das Schlafzimmer ist oben im Haus.
The bedroom is upstairs in the house.
Die Eltern warteten im Schlafzimmer, während das Baby schlief, weil der Arzt Ruhe empfohlen hatte.
The parents waited in the bedroom while the baby slept because the doctor had recommended rest.
Mein Schlafzimmer ist groß.
My bedroom is big.
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VOCABULARY.DETAILS.MNEMONICS
sleep (schlaf) + room — picture a room full of beds
das (neuter) — imagine a small model bedroom labeled 'das Schlafzimmer'
VOCABULARY.DETAILS.NOTES
Compound noun: 'Schlaf' (sleep) + 'Zimmer' (room). Plural often identical: 'die Schlafzimmer'.