Short answer: Gaspedal takes the article das (das Gaspedal). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “accelerator” in English.
Gaspedal: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Accelerator
- Topic
- City and transport
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Gaspedal take das?
Gaspedal is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Pedal → das Gaspedal.
See the article rules →Gaspedal in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Gaspedal |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Gaspedal |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Gaspedal |
More words ending in -pedal
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
