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The article for

Tanne

die Tanne

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

Plural
die Tannen

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Why is it die Tanne?

Tanne is a tree, and trees are feminine: die Tanne. The exceptions: der Ahorn and der Holunder.

Trees
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Botany: A genus of conifers in the family of the pine family

[1] Botanik: eine Gattung von Nadelbäumen in der Familie der Kieferngewächse

[2] Wood of the fir

[2] Holz der Tanne

[3] Colloquially: generally coniferous conifers

[3] umgangssprachlich: allgemein kegelförmig wachsende Nadelbäume

Examples

[1] The firears are most severely damaged by the acid rain

[1] Die Tannen sind durch den sauren Regen am schwersten geschädigt.

[2] The bank is from Tanneä

[2] Die Bank ist aus Tanne.
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[3] What kind of fir we take this Christmas sector

[3] Was für eine Tanne nehmen wir denn diese Weihnachten?

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Tanne die Tannen
Genitiv der Tanne der Tannen
Dativ der Tanne den Tannen
Akkusativ die Tanne die Tannen

Pronunciation

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