Why is it das Vollgas?

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

Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] Maximum acceleration/speed

[1] höchstmögliche Beschleunigung/Geschwindigkeit

Examples

[1] "The bird fluttered hectically and I gave full gass" "

[1] „Der Vogel flatterte hektisch herum, und ich gab Vollgas.“

[1] "He put on first gear, looked briefly into the side mirror and gave full gass" "

[1] „Er legte den ersten Gang ein, schaute kurz in den Seitenspiegel und gab Vollgas.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Vollgas —
Genitiv des Vollgases —
Dativ dem Vollgas dem Vollgase —
Akkusativ das Vollgas —

Pronunciation

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