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