Altpapier: der, die or das?
dasAltpapier
Wastepaper
Short answer: Altpapier takes the article das (das Altpapier). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “wastepaper” in English.
Altpapier: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Wastepaper
- Topic
- Home and daily life
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Altpapier take das?
Altpapier is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Papier → das Altpapier.
See the article rules →Altpapier in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Altpapier |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Altpapier |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Altpapier |
More words ending in -papier
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
