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Gasoline with a higher octane rating than regular gasoline, used as fuel for many vehicles.
An dieser Tankstelle kostet das Super heute besonders viel.
Premium gasoline is particularly expensive at this gas station today.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| genitive | des Supers |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Super | – |
| accusative | das Super | – |
| dative | dem Super | – |
| genitive | des Supers | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The meaning referring to fuel can usually be recognized from words associated with gas stations, such as „tanken“ (to fill up), „Zapfsäule“ (gas pump), „Liter“ (liter), or „Oktanzahl“ (octane rating).
An der Zapfsäule wählte er Super für sein Auto.
At the gas pump, he chose premium gasoline for his car.
Common collocations include „Super tanken“ (to fill up with premium gasoline), „ein Liter Super“ (a liter of premium gasoline), and „der Preis für Super“ (the price of premium gasoline).
Vor der langen Fahrt tankte sie noch zwanzig Liter Super.
Before the long drive, she filled up with another twenty liters of premium gasoline.
When „Super“ (premium gasoline) refers to fuel, it often appears without an article after the verb „tanken“ (to fill up). It also usually appears without an article after an amount such as „zwanzig Liter“ (twenty liters).
Ich muss heute noch Super tanken.
I still need to fill up with premium gasoline today.
