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Is it der, die oder das Papier?

DAS

The correct article in German of Papier is das. So it is das Papier! (nominative case)

The word Papier is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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 Papier?

How does the declension of Papier 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 das Papier die Papiere
Genitive des Papieres des Papiers der Papiere
Dative dem Papier dem Papiere den Papieren
Akkusative das Papier die Papiere

What is the meaning of Papier in German?

Papier has various definitions in German:

[1] thin organic material in the form of leaves, which is usually made from a glued paste of plant fibers and is used for a wide variety of purposes (writing, printing, as packaging material, building material, etc.)

[1] dünnes, in Form von Blättern vorliegendes, organisches Material, das in der Regel aus einem geleimten Brei von Pflanzenfasern hergestellt wird und den verschiedensten Zwecken (Beschreiben, Bedrucken, als Verpackungsmaterial, Baustoff u. a. m.) dient

[2] Document in small print runs, usually thinner than a book

[2] Schriftstück in kleiner Auflage, meist dünner als ein Buch

[3] mostly plural: official document, brief, ID, certificate

[3] meist Plural: offizielles Dokument, Schriftsatz, Ausweis, Bescheinigung

How to use Papier in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Papier with translations in English.

[1] Kleidung aus Papier hat sich nicht bewährt.

[1] Clothing made of paper has not proven its worth

[1] „Papier ist geduldig, das gilt auch für manche Mieteinnahmen-Auflistungen.“[2]

[1] "Paper is patient, this also applies to some rental income listings." [2]

[1] „Der Ursprung unseres geschätzten Papieres ist in China zu finden.“[3]

[1] "The origin of our cherished paper can be found in China." [3]

[2] Der Ausschuss legte ein Papier zum Thema Steuerhinterziehung vor.

[2] The committee presented a paper on tax evasion.

[2] „Nicht auszudenken, wie uns zumute gewesen wäre, wenn diese Papiere tatsächlich endgültig verloren gewesen wären.“[4]

[2] "It is impossible to imagine how we would have felt if these papers had actually been lost for good." [4]

[3] Huch, ich hab meine Papiere vergessen!

[3] Oops, I forgot my papers!

[3] „Ich hatte nur dieses Papier aus seinen Aktenordnern gefischt.“[5]

[3] “I only fished this paper out of his files” [5]

[3] „In diesem Papier werde ein für allemal festgelegt, dass niemand anderes als die Gebrüder Wright als erste Motorflieger genannt werden dürften; zwei Amerikaner und nicht der Bayer.“[6]

[3] "This paper stipulates once and for all that none other than the Wright brothers should be named as the first motorized pilots; two Americans and not the Bavarian." [6]

How do you pronounce Papier?

Papier
Papier

Pictures or photos of Papier

[1] ein Blatt Papier
[1] ein Blatt Papier
[1, 2] verschiedene Papiere
[1, 2] verschiedene Papiere

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