Breakdown of Was für ein Doppelzimmer werden wir bekommen?
wir
we
was für ein
what kind of
werden
will (future auxiliary)
bekommen
to receive / to get (be given)
das Doppelzimmer
the double room
Questions & Answers about Was für ein Doppelzimmer werden wir bekommen?
Why is it was für ein instead of was für einen?
The ending on ein- in this phrase depends on the gender and case of the noun it describes. Doppelzimmer is a neuter noun (das Zimmer). Because it is the direct object that we will "get" (bekommen), it is in the accusative case. The neuter accusative form is simply ein.
Doesn't the word für always make the next word accusative anyway?
Normally, yes! As a standalone preposition, für always forces the accusative case. However, in the fixed question phrase was für ein- (what kind of), the word für loses that power. The case of ein- is decided entirely by what the noun is doing in the overall sentence. It just happens to be accusative here because the room is the direct object of the verb bekommen.
Why is the verb bekommen at the very end of the sentence?
This sentence uses the future tense, which is built using the helping verb werden (will) plus the infinitive form of the main verb. In German, the conjugated helping verb (werden) stays near the front right after the question phrase, and the main infinitive (bekommen) gets pushed to the very end of the sentence.
How do I know the gender of a compound noun like Doppelzimmer?
For compound words in German, the very last word always determines the gender. Since Zimmer (room) is neuter (das Zimmer), any kind of room, like das Doppelzimmer (double room) or das Einzelzimmer (single room), will also be neuter.
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