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