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