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The article for

Tankstelle

die Tankstelle

Tankstelle is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Tankstellen
English
petrol station, gas station
Level
B1
Topic
Places

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Why is it die Tankstelle?

Tankstelle is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: die Stelle. So it’s die Tankstelle.

All nouns ending in -stelle
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Station for refueling vehicles

[1] Station zum Betanken von Fahrzeugen

Examples

[1] There is a petrol station every 50 kilometers on German autobahns

[1] Auf deutschen Autobahnen befindet sich etwa alle 50 Kilometer eine Tankstelle.

[1] Drive to the next gas station, the tank is almost empty.

[1] Fahr zur nächsten Tankstelle, der Tank ist fast leer.
More source examples (4)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "We can drop her off at the next gas station and start her way back ." [1]

[1] „An der nächsten Tankstelle lässt sie sich von uns absetzen und tritt den Rückweg an.“[1]

[1] "No doubt, Anrath looked up her gas station in the phone book and dialed her number." [2]

[1] „Kein Zweifel, Anrath hat ihre Tankstelle im Telefonbuch nachgeschlagen und ihre Nummer gewählt.“[2]

[1] "After a few meters I reached the petrol station driveway which is still under construction." [3]

[1] „Nach wenigen Metern erreichte ich die noch im Bau befindliche Auffahrt der Tankstelle.“[3]

[1] "Apart from chocolate biscuits, the petrol station didn't have much to offer the hungry traveler, but it did have a currency exchange service." [4]

[1] „Außer Schokokeksen hatte die Tankstelle dem hungrigen Reisenden nicht viel zu bieten, dafür aber einen Geldwechsel-Service.“[4]

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Tankstelle die Tankstellen
Genitiv der Tankstelle der Tankstellen
Dativ der Tankstelle den Tankstellen
Akkusativ die Tankstelle die Tankstellen

Pronunciation

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