Is it der, die or das Tank?

DER

Tank

The correct article in German of Tank is der. So it is der Tank! (nominative case)

The word Tank is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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German declension of Tank?

How does the declension of Tank 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 1	Plural 2
Nominative	der Tank	die Tanks	die Tanke
Genitive	des Tanks des Tankes	der Tanks	der Tanke
Dative	dem Tank	den Tanks	den Tanken
Akkusative	den Tank	die Tanks	die Tanke

What is the meaning of Tank in German?

Tank has various definitions in German:

[1] container for storing gases or liquids

[1] Behälter zur Lagerung von Gasen oder Flüssigkeiten

[2] Especially containers in vehicles for storing the fuel system short for fuel tank

[2] speziell Behälter in Fahrzeugen zur Aufbewahrung des Kraftstoffs; kurz für Kraftstofftank

[3] Octed: armored car that drives on chains

[3] veraltet: Panzerwagen, der auf Ketten fährt

How to use Tank in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Tank with translations in English.

[1] Die Nachbarn haben einen Tank für Heizöl im Keller stehen.

[1] The neighbors have a tank for heating oil in the basement

[2] Der Tank des Motorrads fasst ca. zehn Liter.

The tank of the motorcycle holds ten liters about ten liters.

[2] „Den Arm hielt er hinter sich gestreckt, während er meinen Tank auffüllte und in die entgegengesetze Richtung blickte.“

[2] "He kept his arm stretched behind him as he filled my tank and looked towards the opposite law towards"

[3] „Die Tanks sind vom Gespött zu einer schweren Waffe geworden.“

[3] "The tanks have become a heavy weapon from the mockery"

[3] „Ich komme mir schwerfällig wie ein Tank dagegen vor.“

[3] "I come to a cumbersome one as a tank"

[3] „Die psychologische Wirkung auf die deutschen Soldaten war zunächst freilich größer als der Kampfwert der frühen Tanks.“

[3] "The psychological effect on the German soldiers was initially greater than the fighting value of the early tank"

[3] „Diese Waffen, allgemein als Tanks bekannt, waren schon seit Herbst 1916 im Einsatz.“

[3] "These weapons, generally known as tanks, have been in the deployment since autumn 1916"

Pictures or photos of Tank

[2] Tanks eines Heißluftballons