Is it der, die oder das Paparazzo?

DER

The correct article in German of Paparazzo is der. So it is der Paparazzo! (nominative case)

The word Paparazzo is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

In colloquial language, the plural paparazzi is incorrectly perceived as a singular, which also explains the colloquial plural formation of paparazzis these forms are not permitted in official correspondence.

Finding the right gender of a noun

German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);
for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);
for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Paparazzo?

How does the declension of Paparazzo work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	der Paparazzo	die Paparazzi
Genitive	des Paparazzos	der Paparazzi
Dative	dem Paparazzo	den Paparazzi
Akkusative	den Paparazzo	die Paparazzi

What is the meaning of Paparazzo in German?

Paparazzo is defined as:

[1] mostly used as plural (colloquially, often pejorative)

[1] zumeist als Plural gebraucht (umgangssprachlich, oft abwertend)

[a] press photographer, who specializes in enforcing sensational motives as famous personalities in an intrusive way to photograph them in indiscreet situations

[a] Pressefotograf, der sich darauf spezialisiert hat, aus sensationslüsternen Beweggründen als berühmt erachtete Persönlichkeiten in aufdringlicher Art und Weise nachzustellen um diese in indiskreten Situationen zu fotografieren

[b] Reporters who are looking for sensational lust for sensation with lurid reports to evoke scandalous events in order to obtain the favor of the reader, audience or viewership

[b] Reporter, der mit reißerischen Berichten sensationslüstern vermeintlich skandalöse Ereignisse aufzubauschen sucht, um somit die Gunst der Leser-, Zuhörer- oder Zuschauerschaft zu erlangen

How to use Paparazzo in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Paparazzo with translations in English.

[1] „Der Paparazzo, 25 Jahre jung und irgendwie sympathisch, sitzt im Fernsehstudio und erzählt, wie er Sharon Stone beim Knutschen, Cindy Crawford beim Joggen und Liz Taylor beim Futtern "abgeschossen" hat.“

[1] "The paparazzo, 25 years young and kind of personable, sits in the television studio and tells how he" shot down "Sharon Stone while smooching, jogging and liiz taylor

[1] „In einem anderen Land wäre mein Vater bestimmt Paparazzo geworden.“

[1] "In another country, my father would definitely be paparazzo"

[1] „Vor meinem Haus hinter Büschen hocken Paparazzi.“

[1] "Paparazziian crouch in front of my house behind bushes"

How do you pronounce Paparazzo?

Paparazzo

Pictures or photos of Paparazzo

[1a] eine Traube von Paparazzi

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