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Tanker

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

Plural
die Tanker

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Why is it der Tanker?

Tanker ends in -er, and most nouns ending in -er are masculine: in a German dictionary, 86% of them take der.

All nouns ending in -er
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Meaning

[1] Ship that is intended for the transport of liquid or gaseous goods

[1] Schiff, das für den Transport flüssiger oder gasförmiger Güter bestimmt ist

Examples

[1] In Wilhelmshaven, a lot of oil is fed by tanker

[1] In Wilhelmshaven wird viel Öl durch Tanker angelandet.

[1] "With his tankers, he was one of the world market leaders and his family in the league of the Reichstä" "

[1] „Mit seinen Tankern gehörte er lange zu den Weltmarktführern und seine Familie in die Liga der Reichsten.“
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These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "The tanker flew into the air at the first goal"

[1] „Bereits beim ersten Treffer flog der Tanker in die Luft.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Tanker die Tanker
Genitiv des Tankers der Tanker
Dativ dem Tanker den Tankern
Akkusativ den Tanker die Tanker

Pronunciation

In context

[1] ein Tanker, der Öl transportiert
[1] ein Tanker, der Öl transportiert Wikimedia Commons
[1] Deck eines Tankers
[1] Deck eines Tankers Wikimedia Commons

Related nouns

Nouns with the same ending

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