Is it der, die or das Tandem?

DAS

Tandem

The correct article in German of Tandem is das. So it is das Tandem! (nominative case)

The word Tandem is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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German declension of Tandem?

How does the declension of Tandem work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	das Tandem	die Tandems
Genitive	des Tandems	der Tandems
Dative	dem Tandem	den Tandems
Akkusative	das Tandem	die Tandems

What is the meaning of Tandem in German?

Tandem has various definitions in German:

[1] Bicycle technology: bicycle for two (rarely more) people who sit in a row

[1] Fahrradtechnik: Fahrrad für zwei (selten auch mehr) Personen, die hintereinander sitzen

[2] Chess: Short form of Tandemschach, a chess variant

[2] Schach: Kurzform von Tandemschach, eine Schachvariante

[3] Method for learning foreign languages in which two people with different mother tongue convey language skills

[3] Methode zum Erlernen von Fremdsprachen, bei der sich zwei Personen mit unterschiedlicher Muttersprache gegenseitig Sprachkenntnisse vermitteln

How to use Tandem in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Tandem with translations in English.

[1] Zu Herrentag fuhren sie mit einem Tandem durch die Ortschaften.

[1] For men's day, they drove through the village with a tandem

[1] „Nachbarn waren sich einmal sicher, sie hätten es jetzt gelüftet: Helge und Toni waren per Tandem gekommen, und: Helge hatte vorn gesessen.“

[1] "Neighbors were once certain that they had now revealed it: Helge and Toni had come by tandem, and: Helge had eaten in front"

[2, 3] Wir suchen immer Partner zum Tandem.

[2, 3] We are always looking for partners for tandemien

[3] Tschechisch und Deutsch lernen wir per Tandem beim Schwarzbier.

[3] Czech and German we learn by tandem at the black beer

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