Word
Das Alter spielt für diese Stelle keine Rolle.
Meaning
Age does not matter for this position.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Das Alter spielt für diese Stelle keine Rolle.
kein
no, not any
dieser
this / that (fem.: diese, neut.: dieses)
für
for
das Alter
the old age / the age
Questions & Answers about Das Alter spielt für diese Stelle keine Rolle.
Why does the German sentence use spielt ... keine Rolle to mean it does not matter?
Why is it diese Stelle and what case is being used?
It is in the accusative case. The preposition für always forces the following noun into the accusative case. Because the word for position or job is feminine (die Stelle), the demonstrative pronoun for this becomes diese.
Could I use another word for job here, such as Beruf or Arbeit?
Stelle specifically means a position, post, or vacancy at a company, which makes the most sense in this context. Beruf refers to your overarching profession or trained career, while Arbeit is the general word for work. You could say für diesen Job informally, but für diese Stelle is the standard professional choice.
Why do we use keine to negate the sentence instead of nicht?