das Gas
Translation
gas, throttle
Examples
Luft ist ein Gemisch aus verschiedenen Gasen.
Air is a mixture of different gases.
Wir heizen mit Gas.
We heat with gas.
Er gab plötzlich Gas.
He suddenly accelerated.
Grammar Patterns
mit ((sth.dat)) heizen to heat with (sth.) We heat with gas.
Gas geben to accelerate, to step on the gas He suddenly stepped on the gas.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Treibstoff (fuel); Antonyms: Feststoff (solid), Flüssigkeit (liquid)
Etymology
An international word, similar in many languages. It originates from the Greek 'khaos' (chaos, empty space).
Memory Tips
It's the same as the English word 'gas', but remember the neuter article 'das'. The idiom 'Gas geben' (to give gas) means 'to speed up' or 'to hurry up'.