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Illustration of the A1 German word “das Papier”, which translates to “paper”. A single sheet of paper with two tiny legs tap-dances across a desk, shuffling into neat stacks and bowing to an invisible audience.
A single sheet of paper with two tiny legs tap-dances across a desk, shuffling into neat stacks and bowing to an invisible audience.

das Papier

A1 · noun

paper

[paˈpiːɐ̯]

Plural

Plural die Papier

Papier in a sentence

Examples

Ich brauche ein Blatt Papier.

I need a sheet of paper.

Schreibe deinen Namen auf das Papier.

Write your name on the paper.

How to remember it

PAPIER sounds like 'PAH-PEER'. Imagine a pirate parrot saying 'PAH-PEER' as it lands on a sheet of PAPER.

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