Short answer: Motoröl takes the article das (das Motoröl). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “engine oil” in English.
Motoröl: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Engine oil
- Topic
- City and transport
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Motoröl take das?
No suffix rule covers Motoröl, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, das words are green. Picture Motoröl as something green.
See the article rules →Motoröl in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Motoröl |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Motoröl |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Motoröl |
