Questions & Answers about Das Brötchen ist noch warm.
Why is Brötchen a neuter noun taking das?
Any German word ending in the suffix -chen is always neuter (das). This suffix is used to make things smaller or cuter (a diminutive), so Brot (bread) becomes Brötchen (bread roll or little bread).
Does noch always mean "still"?
In this sentence, noch means "still". It is a very versatile word in German and can also mean "yet" (as in noch nicht for "not yet") or "another" (as in noch ein Brötchen for "another bread roll"), depending on the context.
Why doesn't the adjective warm have an ending like -es here?
When an adjective comes after the verb to describe the subject of the sentence, it is used in its base form without any endings. You only add adjective endings (like in ein warmes Brötchen) when the adjective is placed directly before the noun.
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