Vokabahn

Brennstoff

Vokabahn
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Noun

der Brennstoff

Pronunciation: /ˈbʁɛnʃtɔf/

fuel (for a fire)

C2 rank #10,157 plural Brennstoffe

Meanings

Noun
  1. fuel (for a fire)

Example sentence

Kohle ist ein fossiler Brennstoff.

Coal is a fossil fuel.

Word forms

singular der Brennstoff
plural die Brennstoffe

The four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Brennstoff
Accusativeden Brennstoff
Dativedem Brennstoff
Genitivedes Brennstoffs

Plural

Nominativedie Brennstoffe
Accusativedie Brennstoffe
Dativeden Brennstoffen
Genitiveder Brennstoffe

Usage

  • ein fester Brennstoff — a solid fuel; contrasts with liquid or gaseous fuel
  • Brennstoff / Kraftstoff — fuel for burning / fuel for an engine; the words overlap in some contexts
Extra sentence

Im Schuppen lagerten sie trockenes Holz als Brennstoff für den Ofen.

In the shed, they stored dry wood as fuel for the stove.