Word
Der Nachbar vermietet seine Wohnung.
Meaning
The neighbor rents out his apartment.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Der Nachbar vermietet seine Wohnung.
sein
his
die Wohnung
the apartment
der Nachbar
the neighbor
vermieten
to rent out
Questions & Answers about Der Nachbar vermietet seine Wohnung.
Why is it Der and not Den or Dem?
Because Der Nachbar is the subject in the nominative case. For a masculine noun:
- Nominative: der
- Accusative: den
- Dative: dem
- Genitive: des
What’s the difference between mieten and vermieten?
- mieten = to rent (as a tenant): Ich miete eine Wohnung.
- vermieten = to rent out/let (as a landlord/owner): Ich vermiete meine Wohnung. The sentence uses the landlord/owner perspective.
What case is seine Wohnung, and why seine (not seinen or seiner)?
It’s the direct object, so accusative. Wohnung is feminine; feminine accusative takes the ending -e on the possessive: seine Wohnung.
- Masculine accusative would be seinen (e.g., seinen Wagen).
- Dative feminine would be seiner (e.g., in seiner Wohnung).
Who does seine refer to? What if the neighbor is female?