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