photo paper
das Fotopapier, die Fotopapiere
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photo paper
Paper specially used for developing or printing photographs. It may be light-sensitive or intended for printing with a photo printer.
Für die Entwicklung der Bilder legte sie das Fotopapier unter den Vergrößerer.
To develop the photographs, she placed the photo paper under the enlarger.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Fotopapiere |
| genitive | des Fotopapiers |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Fotopapier | die Fotopapiere |
| accusative | das Fotopapier | die Fotopapiere |
| dative | dem Fotopapier | den Fotopapieren |
| genitive | des Fotopapiers | der Fotopapiere |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Fotopapier' is made up of 'Foto' (photo) and 'Papier' (paper). The base word 'Papier' refers to the material, while 'Foto' indicates its purpose.
Im Drucker liegt normales Papier, aber für die Urlaubsbilder brauchen wir Fotopapier.
There is regular paper in the printer, but we need photo paper for the vacation pictures.
Common collocations include 'glänzendes Fotopapier' (glossy photo paper) and 'mattes Fotopapier' (matte photo paper). These terms describe the surface and help you choose the right product when buying it.
Für das Porträt habe ich mattes Fotopapier gewählt, damit die Oberfläche nicht so stark spiegelt.
For the portrait, I chose matte photo paper so that the surface would not reflect as much light.
To specify the material used for printing, the pattern 'etwas auf Fotopapier drucken' (to print something on photo paper) is commonly used. In this pattern, 'auf' is followed by the dative.
Wir drucken die Hochzeitsbilder auf hochwertigem Fotopapier.
We are printing the wedding photos on high-quality photo paper.
