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The article for

Sprit

der Sprit

Sprit is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Sprite
English
fuel

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Sprit?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Sprit, so learn the two together: der Sprit.

Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] fuel, gasoline

[1] Kraftstoff, Benzin

[2] Alcohol, schnapps, brandy, wine spirit

[2] Alkohol, Schnaps, Branntwein, Weingeist

Examples

[1] The fuel costs something as much as Nieä

[1] Der Sprit kostet so viel wie noch nie.

[1] Today's driver spends an average of 1256 euros annually for fuel, the ADAC ADAC calculated for the "Bild" newspaper

[1] Der Autofahrer von heute gibt durchschnittlich 1256 Euro jährlich für Sprit aus, berechnete der Autoclub ADAC für die "Bild"-Zeitung.
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These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[2] The main thing is that enough fuel is bought for the celebration

[2] Die Hauptsache ist, dass genug Sprit für die Feier eingekauft ist.
Grammar note

The Pluralform Sprite denotes different farrows and is rarely in use

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Sprit die Sprite
Genitiv des Sprits des Sprites der Sprite
Dativ dem Sprit den Spriten
Akkusativ den Sprit die Sprite

Pronunciation

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