Vocabulary
der
Papa
/ˈpapa/· noun· Pl. die Papas
dad
Papa — what children call their father; adults use it too when they talk about their own father.
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Forms
- Singular
- der Papa
- Plural
- die Papas
- Genitiv
- des Papas
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Papa
dad
Papa, spielst du mit mir?
Dad, will you play with me?
Word family
Papader Papidaddy (pet form)das Papakinda child who is very close to their dad (colloquial)
Common combinations
- mein Papamy dad
- Mama und Papamum and dad
- der Papa von TimTim's dad
Real examples
- Mein Papa arbeitet bei der Post.My dad works at the post office.
- Papa, wo ist mein Ball?Dad, where's my ball?
- Der Papa von Lisa ist Koch.Lisa's dad is a cook.
