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

das Toilettenpapier

Toilet paper

neutral · neuter [Home and daily life](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/home-life/) Level: Intermediate

**Short answer:** Toilettenpapier takes the article das (das Toilettenpapier). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “toilet paper” in English.

## Toilettenpapier: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Toilet paper
- **Topic**: Home and daily life
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Toilettenpapier in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Toilettenpapier)
- [Toilettenpapier in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Toilettenpapier)

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

## Why does Toilettenpapier take das?

Toilettenpapier is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Papier → das Toilettenpapier.

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

## Toilettenpapier in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | das Toilettenpapier |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | das Toilettenpapier |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Toilettenpapier |

## More words ending in -papier

They all take das, because the last part decides the article.

[das Papier](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/papier/) [das Geschenkpapier](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/geschenkpapier/) [das Altpapier](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/altpapier/) [das Wertpapier](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/wertpapier/) [das Klopapier](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/klopapier/)

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