Short answer: Papier takes the article das (das Papier). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “paper” in English.
Papier: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Paper
- Topic
- Home and daily life
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Papier take das?
Exception: most nouns ending in -er take der, but Papier takes das. Learn it together with its article.
See the article rules →Papier in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Papier |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Papier |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Papier |
