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How to Say ‘From the room next door’ in German

Aus dem Zimmer nebenan

ows dehm TSIM-mer NAY-ben-ahn

[ows dehm TSIM-mer NAY-ben-ahn]

💬 Usage Tip: nebenan comes after the noun it describes. aus turns das Zimmer into dem Zimmer.

Phrase Breakdown

Aus dem Zimmer

ows dehm TSIM-mer

from the room

'Aus' always takes the dative case, so 'das Zimmer' becomes 'dem Zimmer'. 'Aus' rhymes with 'house'.

Example

Er kommt aus dem Zimmer.

He comes out of the room.

Words in this phrase

Aus

[ows]

from

A preposition used to indicate origin or a starting point.

Example

Er kommt aus Berlin.

He comes from Berlin.

dem

[dehm]

the

A definite article used before a noun to specify it as something known or unique.

Example

Die Kinder spielen im Garten dem Hauses.

The children play in the garden of the house.

Zimmer

[TSIM-mer]

room

Usually means a room; in travel context it often refers to a hotel room.

Example

Ich möchte ein Zimmer buchen.

I would like to book a room.

nebenan

[NAY-ben-ahn]

next door

Used for a place directly nearby, especially the neighbouring home or apartment.

Example

Ich wohne Nebenan im roten Haus.

I live next door in the red house.

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