Definition
A liquid fuel used in engines with spark plugs.
Translations
- English
- petrol
- Français
- essence
- Türkçe
- benzin
- Polski
- benzyna
- Русский
- бензин
- Українська
- бензин
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Benzin
- A2
- Noun
- Shopping & Money
- Travel & Transport
petrol
/das bɛnˈtsiːn/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- —
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Borrowing
- Topics
- Shopping & MoneyPrimaryTravel & Transport
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Benzin ist heute teurer.NominativSing.Petrol is more expensive today.
- Unser Auto braucht neues Benzin.AkkusativSing.Our car needs new petrol.
- Der Motor läuft mit Benzin.DativSing.The engine runs on petrol.
- Der Geruch des Benzins ist unverwechselbar.GenitivSing.The smell of petrol is unmistakable.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Benzin/bɛnˈtsiːn/
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Article phrase
das Benzin/das bɛnˈtsiːn/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Benzin | — |
| Akkusativ | das Benzin | — |
| Dativ | dem Benzin | — |
| Genitiv | des Benzins | — |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationBenzin tanken
- CollocationBenzin verbrauchen
- Prepositional constructionmit Benzin fahrenmit + Dativ
- Sentence patternDas Benzin ist heute teurer.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termKraftstoff
Benzin is a type of fuel for spark-ignition engines; Kraftstoff is the hypernym and also includes diesel, gas, and other propellants.
- Related termDiesel — diesel
Benzin and Diesel are different types of fuel with different engine and combustion properties.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeBorrowing
„Benzin“ is a borrowed noun; no productive synchronic compound or derivation is discernible.