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Hat das Haus neun Zimmer?

Hat das Haus neun Zimmer?
Does the house have nine rooms?
From Lesson 13:Numbers 0 to 12 (null, eins, zwei)·German

Breakdown of Hat das Haus neun Zimmer?

das Haus
the house
haben
to have
das Zimmer
the room
neun
nine

Questions & Answers about Hat das Haus neun Zimmer?

Does the number neun change its ending depending on the gender of the noun?
No, numbers from two upwards (like neun for nine) usually do not change their endings when placed directly before a noun. You just use the base number, no matter if the noun is masculine, feminine, or neuter.
Why doesn't the word for rooms (Zimmer) have a plural ending here?
In German, many neuter and masculine nouns that end in -er do not change their spelling in the plural. So ein Zimmer is one room, and neun Zimmer is nine rooms. You know it is plural here because of the number neun.
Why is the verb Hat at the very beginning of the sentence?
To ask a simple yes or no question in German, you just swap the subject and the verb. The normal statement would be Das Haus hat (The house has), so the question becomes Hat das Haus (Does the house have).
Why do we use hat here instead of haben?
The subject of the sentence is das Haus (the house), which is a singular thing (it). The verb haben (to have) is slightly irregular, and its form for he, she, or it is hat.

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