Is it der, die or das Opa? – der Opa (grandpa), plural die Opas

Why is it der Opa?

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

Sense 1

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Meaning

[1] familial: grandfather; father of father or mother

[1] familiär: Großvater; Vater des Vaters oder der Mutter

[2] colloquially: old man

[2] umgangssprachlich: alter Mann

Examples

[1] My grandpa works in a supermarket.
[1] Mein Opa arbeitet in einem Supermarkt.

[1] "Grandma and Grandpa were there, my parents, my brother Sebastian and Uncle Hugo." [4]
[1] „Oma und Opa waren da, meine Eltern, mein Bruder Sebastian und Onkel Hugo.“[4]

More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "I have my grandfather's diaries" [5]
[1] „Ich besitze die Tagebücher meines Opas.“[5]

[2] Be careful, a grandpa is walking across the street up ahead
[2] Vorsicht, da vorn läuft ein Opa über die Straße.

Declension

1	Singular	Plural
Nominativ	der Opa	die Opas
Genitiv	des Opas	der Opas
Dativ	dem Opa	den Opas
Akkusativ	den Opa	die Opas

Pronunciation

Dictionary entries include material from Wiktionary. Wiktionary