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title: "Verbrennungsmotor: der, die or das? It’s der Verbrennungsmotor"
description: "Short answer: der Verbrennungsmotor, “combustion engine”. Accusative: den Verbrennungsmotor; dative: dem Verbrennungsmotor. Learn why it takes der and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/verbrennungsmotor/
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# Verbrennungsmotor: der, die or das?

der Verbrennungsmotor

Combustion engine

maskulin · masculine [City and transport](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/city-transport/) Level: Advanced

**Short answer:** Verbrennungsmotor takes the article der (der Verbrennungsmotor). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “combustion engine” in English.

## Verbrennungsmotor: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Combustion engine
- **Topic**: City and transport
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Verbrennungsmotor in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Verbrennungsmotor)
- [Verbrennungsmotor in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Verbrennungsmotor)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## Why does Verbrennungsmotor take der?

Nouns ending in -or usually take der. In Yupo’s list, 25 of 26 such words take der (96%).

[See the article rules →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/#suffix-or)

## Verbrennungsmotor in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | der Verbrennungsmotor |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | den Verbrennungsmotor |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Verbrennungsmotor |

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