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title: "Papiertüte: der, die or das? It’s die Papiertüte | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: die Papiertüte, “paper bag”. Accusative: die Papiertüte; dative: der Papiertüte. Learn why it takes die and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/papiertuete/
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# Papiertüte: der, die or das?

die Papiertüte

Paper bag

feminin · feminine [Shopping and money](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/shopping-money/) Level: Beginner

**Short answer:** Papiertüte takes the article die (die Papiertüte). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “paper bag” in English.

## Papiertüte: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Paper bag
- **Topic**: Shopping and money
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Papiertüte in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Papiert%C3%BCte)
- [Papiertüte in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Papiert%C3%BCte)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## Why does Papiertüte take die?

Nouns ending in -e usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 816 of 863 such words take die (94%).

[See the article rules →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/#suffix-e)

## Papiertüte in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | die Papiertüte |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | die Papiertüte |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | der Papiertüte |

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