Is it der, die oder das Petroleum?
DAS
The correct article in German of Petroleum is das. So it is das Petroleum! (nominative case)
The word Petroleum is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
Finding the right gender of a noun
German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.
In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.
The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.
It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)
German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.
for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);
for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);
for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).
German declension of Petroleum?
How does the declension of Petroleum work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | das Petroleum | — |
| Genitive | des Petroleums | — |
| Dative | dem Petroleum | — |
| Akkusative | das Petroleum | — |
What is the meaning of Petroleum in German?
Petroleum is defined as:
[1] Colorless liquid obtained from petroleum, which is used to generate lights or heat generation by burning
[1] farblose aus Erdöl gewonnene Flüssigkeit, die zur Lichterzeugung oder Wärmegewinnung durch Verbrennen genutzt wirdHow to use Petroleum in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Petroleum with translations in English.
[1] Petroleum wird heute u. a. in Strahltriebwerken für Flugmodelle eingesetzt.
[1] Petroleum is today ue a. used in beam engines for flight models.[1] „Typisch für die Gegend war der Geruch nach Petroleum, das von vielen als Waschmittel gegen Läuse verwendet wurde.“
[1] "Typical for the area was the smell of petroleum, which many used as a detergent against lice"[1] „Aber erst in den letzten dreißig Jahren hat man hier Petroleum daraus bereitet.“
[1] "But only in the past thirty years has petroleum prepared here"[1] „Im Schutze der Dunkelheit waren die Russen bis zur Holzbrücke an der Kolotscha vorgedrungen, hatten sie mit Petroleum getränkt und angezündet.“
[1] "In the protection of the darkness, the Russians had penetrated to the wooden bridge on the Kolotcha, they had soaked with petroleum and ignited"How do you pronounce Petroleum?
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