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