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Der, die or das Paar?

das Paar

Gender
neuter
English
pair, couple
Plural
die Paare

Why is it das Paar?

No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Paar. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Paar.

For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.

Example sentences

Paar in the four cases

The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Paar: definite article first, then the indefinite article.

MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominativeder / eindie / einedas / eindie
Accusativeden / einendie / einedas / eindie
Dativedem / einemder / einerdem / einemden
Genitivedes / einesder / einerdes / einesder

Paar is one of about 1,700 common nouns in the free Der-Die-Das trainer. Short daily rounds with spaced repetition make the article stick.

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