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The article for

Cup

der Cup

Cup is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Cups

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Cup?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Cup, so learn the two together: der Cup.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Sport: Cup that the winner receives in a competition

[1] Sport: Pokal, den der Sieger bei einem Wettbewerb erhält

[2] Sport: Competition in which you can win [1]

[2] Sport: Wettbewerb, bei dem man [1] gewinnen kann

[3] Clothing: Shell of a bra (BHS)

[3] Kleidung: Schale eines Büstenhalters (BHs)

Examples

[1] It was an indescribable feeling to finally hold the cup in hands

[1] Es war ein unbeschreibliches Gefühl, den Cup endlich in Händen zu halten.

[2] For the first time they were able to qualify for the Cup

[2] Zum ersten Mal konnten sie sich für den Cup qualifizieren.
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[3] Please shake the crumbs out of your cups

[3] Schüttele doch bitte erst die Krümel aus deinen Cups.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Cup die Cups
Genitiv des Cups der Cups
Dativ dem Cup den Cups
Akkusativ den Cup die Cups

Pronunciation

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