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Der, die or das Öl?

das Öl

Gender
neuter
English
oil
Plural
die Öle

Why is it das Öl?

No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Öl. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Öl.

For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.

Example sentences

Öl in the four cases

The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Öl: definite article first, then the indefinite article.

MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominativeder / eindie / einedas / eindie
Accusativeden / einendie / einedas / eindie
Dativedem / einemder / einerdem / einemden
Genitivedes / einesder / einerdes / einesder

Öl is one of about 1,700 common nouns in the free Der-Die-Das trainer. Short daily rounds with spaced repetition make the article stick.

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