The idea
Hängen describes where something is hanging: an der Tür (an plus dative for location). A phrase used as a noun is hyphenated and capitalised at the start: das Bitte-nicht-stören-Schild. The passive perfect “Ist … vereinbart worden?” asks whether an arrangement exists. “Keine Notiz finden” negates the noun with kein. “Eine Vereinbarung annehmen” means to assume one exists. Hotels handle the sign differently, so checking the procedure matters.
Other ways to say it
“Zimmer zwölf hat noch „Bitte nicht stören“ draußen.” – Informal staff talk; draußen means on the outside of the door.
“Wie gehen wir bei Zimmern mit Schild vor?” – Neutral; asks about the general procedure.
“Ich lasse das Zimmer vorerst aus.” – Neutral; auslassen means to skip for now.
Examples
- An der Tür hängt noch das Bitte-nicht-stören-Schild.The do-not-disturb sign is still on the door.
- Ist eine spätere Zeit vereinbart worden?Has a later time been arranged?
- Dazu finde ich keine Notiz.I cannot find a note about that.
- Dann fragen wir nach dem vorgesehenen Ablauf.Then let us ask about the prescribed procedure.
- Ich nehme keine eigene Vereinbarung an.I will not assume an arrangement myself.
- Gut, dokumentieren Sie zunächst nur den sichtbaren Status.Good; for now, document only the visible status.
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“An der Tür hängt noch das Bitte nicht stören Schild.” → “An der Tür hängt noch das Bitte-nicht-stören-Schild.”: When a phrase is joined to a noun, German links all parts with hyphens and writes it as one compound. Separate words make it look like an unfinished sentence.
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Translate into German: The do-not-disturb sign is still on the door.
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An der Tür hängt noch das Bitte-nicht-stören-Schild.
“An der Tür” (dative, location) opens the sentence, hängt is second, and the long compound is the subject; noch shows the sign is still there.
Put the words in order: finde / ich / keine / Notiz / Dazu
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Dazu finde ich keine Notiz.
Dazu (about that) opens the sentence, finde precedes ich, and keine Notiz negates the noun.
Write this sentence in German: Good; for now, document only the visible status.
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Gut, dokumentieren Sie zunächst nur den sichtbaren Status.
Sie imperative: dokumentieren first. Zunächst means for now, nur limits the record to den sichtbaren Status (accusative masculine).
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
Translate into German: The do-not-disturb sign is still on the door.
An der Tür hängt noch das Bitte-nicht-stören-Schild.
Put the words in order: finde / ich / keine / Notiz / Dazu
Dazu finde ich keine Notiz.
Write this sentence in German: Good; for now, document only the visible status.
Gut, dokumentieren Sie zunächst nur den sichtbaren Status.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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At 2 p.m., room 31 still has the sign on the door and there is no note. Write two sentences to your supervisor describing the situation and asking how to proceed.