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Der, die or das Papa?

der Papa

Gender
masculine
English
daddy
Plural
die Papas

Why is it der Papa?

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

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

Example sentences

Papa in the four cases

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

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

Papa 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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