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Der, die or das Papier?

das Papier

Gender
neuter
English
paper
Plural
die Papiere

Why is it das Papier?

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

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

Example sentences

Papier in the four cases

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

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

Papier 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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