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Sesamöl: der, die or das?

dasSesamöl

Sesame oil

neutral · neuterFood and drinkLevel: Intermediate

Short answer: Sesamöl takes the article das (das Sesamöl). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “sesame oil” in English.

Sesamöl: word facts

Article
das
Gender
neutral (neuter)
English
Sesame oil
Topic
Food and drink
Yupo level
Intermediate

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Why does Sesamöl take das?

No suffix rule covers Sesamöl, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, das words are green. Picture Sesamöl as something green.

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Sesamöl in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

Nominativsubject: who? what?das Sesamöl
Akkusativdirect object: whom? what?das Sesamöl
Dativindirect object: to whom?dem Sesamöl

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