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Tango

Tango is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Tangos

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Tango?

Tango ends in -o, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 45% of -o nouns take das, 43% take der, and 11% take die. So learn it with its article: der Tango.

Which endings you can rely on
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] A dance from South America with a strong rhythm and physical contact

[1] ein aus Südamerika stammender Tanz mit starkem Rhythmus und Körperkontakt

Examples

[1] When I dance tango, I forget everything

[1] Wenn ich Tango tanze, vergesse ich alles.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Tango die Tangos
Genitiv des Tangos der Tangos
Dativ dem Tango den Tangos
Akkusativ den Tango die Tangos
Sense 2
das

Meaning

[1] Historical province of Japan

[1] historische Provinz Japans

Examples

[1] Tango was in the field of today's Prefecture Kyotet

[1] Tango befand sich auf dem Gebiet der heutigen Präfektur Kyōto.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ (das) Tango —
Genitiv (des Tango) (des Tangos) Tangos —
Dativ (dem) Tango —
Akkusativ (das) Tango —

Pronunciation

In context

[1] Turniertanz Tango
[1] Turniertanz Tango Wikimedia Commons

Related nouns

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