Noun
der Sprit
Pronunciation: /ʃpʁɪt/
petrol, gas (gasoline)
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Meanings
Noun
- petrol, gas (gasoline)
- brandy, spirits, or (loosely) booze, any alcoholic drink
Example sentence
Wie viel Sprit mussten Sie tanken?
How much gasoline did you have to put in the tank?
Word forms
singular
der Sprit
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Sprit
Accusativeden Sprit
Dativedem Sprit
Genitivedes Sprits
Sprit has no common plural.
Usage
- Sprit tanken — fill up with petrol or fuel; colloquial
- Sprit / Kraftstoff — the informal term / the more neutral general term for fuel
Bis zur nächsten Tankstelle hatten wir noch genug Sprit.
We still had enough fuel to reach the next petrol station.