German Phrase
Die SB-Kasse ist da drüben.
Meaning
The sentence tells someone that the self‑service checkout (the SB‑Kasse) is located over there, typically across the aisle or at the far end of a supermarket.
When to use
Use this phrase when you need to point a customer, friend, or colleague to the self‑service checkout in a store, supermarket, or any retail environment that offers it.
✦Grammar Breakdown
DieSB-Kasseistdadrüben
Definite article "Die"
"Die" is the feminine singular definite article, used here because "Kasse" (cash register) is a feminine noun.
Compound noun "SB-Kasse"
"SB" stands for "Selbstbedienung"; the hyphen links the abbreviation to "Kasse", forming a common term for a self‑service checkout.
Verb "sein" (ist)
"ist" is the third‑person singular present of "sein" and is used for location statements.
Adverbial phrase "da drüben"
"da" + "drüben" together mean "over there" and are used when pointing to something that is not close to the speaker.
🗨In Conversation
Wo ist die SB‑Kasse?
Where is the self‑service checkout?
Die SB‑Kasse ist da drüben.
The self‑service checkout is over there.
✕Common Mistakes
Die SB‑Kasse ist hier drüben.
"hier drüben" would mean "over here", which is contradictory when you are pointing away from yourself.
Die SB‑Kasse ist da drüber.
"drüber" means "over it/above it", not a location across the room.
Die SB Kasse ist da drüben.
The abbreviation should be hyphenated to form the compound noun.
Die SB‑Kasse ist dort drüben.
"dort" already means "there"; combining it with "drüben" is redundant.
↔Alternatives
Die Selbstbedienungskasse ist dort.
The self‑service checkout is there.
Die SB‑Kasse befindet sich dort drüben.
The self‑service checkout is located over there.
Da drüben finden Sie die SB‑Kasse.
Over there you will find the self‑service checkout.
Cultural Tip
In German supermarkets, SB‑Kassen are very common and often located at the far end of the aisles. "Da drüben" is a casual yet perfectly polite way to point something out from a short distance. If you want to be more formal, you can say "dort hinten" (there at the back).