der Opa (grandpa)

der Opa

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Opa?

It's der Opa. Plural: die Opas.

Meaning
grandpa
Gender
masculine
Level
B1 · People
Riddle
Das Wort, das Kinder zum Vater ihrer Mutter oder ihres Vaters sagen.

No rule for this one

Most German nouns don't show their article. Opa is one to learn by heart, which is what the picture in its world is for.

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Opa in other languages

Czech
děda
Slovak
dedko
Hungarian
nagypapa
Slovenian
dedek
Italian
nonno
Croatian
djedica
Bosnian
djedo
Serbian
deka
Romanian
bunicuț
Polish
dziadziuś
Ukrainian
дідусь
Turkish
dede
Arabic
جدو
Persian
پدربزرگ
Dari (Afghanistan)
پدرکلان
Pashto (Afghanistan)
نیکه

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