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