Der, die or das?

der Opa

masculine noun · grandpa · level A1

The plural

die Opas - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.

Example

Gern spielt der Opa mit den Enkeln.
Gladly, grandpa plays with the grandchildren.

Why der?

"Opa" doesn't follow any of the 35 gender rules - it belongs to the words you learn together with their article, as one unit: der Opa. That's exactly what the app's spaced repetition is for.

Words from the same topic (Family)

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