Definition
A familiar, affectionate word for one’s father.
Translations
- English
- dad
- Français
- papa
- Türkçe
- baba
- Polski
- tata
- Русский
- папа
- Українська
- тато
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Papa
- A1
- Noun
- People & Family
dad
/deːɐ̯ ˈpapa/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Papas
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- People & FamilyPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Mein Papa bringt mich zur Schule.NominativSing.My dad takes me to school.
- Der Papa spielt mit seinem Kind.NominativSing.The dad plays with his child.
- Mein Papa ist heute zu Hause.NominativSing.My dad is at home today.
- Der Papa spielt mit seinem Kind.NominativSing.The dad plays with his child.
- Papa kommt später nach Hause.NominativSing.Dad is coming home later.
- Ich rufe meinen Papa an.AkkusativSing.I call my dad.
- Die beiden Papas warten vor der Schule.NominativPlur.The two dads are waiting in front of the school.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Papa/ˈpapa/
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Article phrase
der Papa/deːɐ̯ ˈpapa/
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Plural
Papas/ˈpaːpas/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Papa | die Papas |
| Akkusativ | den Papa | die Papas |
| Dativ | dem Papa | den Papas |
| Genitiv | des Papas | der Papas |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationmein Papa
- CollocationPapa anrufen
- CollocationPapa mit Kind
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word