Breakdown of Dieser Campingplatz ist voll, aber da ist noch einer frei.
sein
to be
aber
but
dieser
this / that (fem.: diese, neut.: dieses)
frei
free / off
da
there
noch
more, additional
voll
full
einer
one (sister forms: eins, eine)
der Campingplatz
the campsite
Questions & Answers about Dieser Campingplatz ist voll, aber da ist noch einer frei.
Why does the sentence use einer instead of ein?
Ein is an article used right before a noun (like ein Campingplatz). Here, the word is standing alone and replacing the noun entirely, making it an indefinite pronoun. Because it refers back to der Campingplatz (which is masculine) and is the subject of the second half of the sentence, it takes the masculine nominative ending to become einer.
The translation says "another one", but doesn't noch einer literally mean "still one"?
Exactly! In German, saying "still one" (noch einer) or "still an apple" (noch ein Apfel) is the standard way to express "another one" or "one more". You don't need a direct translation of the English word "another" here.
Why is it Dieser Campingplatz with an "-er" ending?
Campingplatz is a masculine noun (der Campingplatz). Since it is the subject of the first part of the sentence (in the nominative case), the word for "this" (dies-) takes the masculine nominative ending -er, becoming Dieser.
Why doesn't the word aber change the word order in the second half of the sentence?
Aber (but) is a coordinating conjunction. This means it simply connects two main clauses without affecting the word order of the second one. The second clause (da ist noch einer frei) follows normal rules: the verb (ist) stays in its normal second position, right after the first idea (da).
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