Is it der, die oder das Tanz?

DER

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

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

Finding the right gender of a noun

German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);
for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);
for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Tanz?

How does the declension of Tanz 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
Nominative	der Tanz	die Tänze
Genitive	des Tanzes	der Tänze
Dative	dem Tanz dem Tanze	den Tänzen
Akkusative	den Tanz	die Tänze

What is the meaning of Tanz in German?

Tanz has various definitions in German:

[1] (rhythmic) movement sequence, which is carried out to music or rhythmic noises

[1] (rhythmischer) Bewegungsablauf, der zu Musik oder rhythmischen Geräuschen ausgeführt wird

[2] piece of music that is suitable for dancing

[2] Musikstück, das sich zum Tanzen eignet

How to use Tanz in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Tanz with translations in English.

[1] Die Schülerin wurde beim Abiball zum Tanz aufgefordert.

[1] The student was asked to dance

[1] „Die Band klappert alle Lokale ab, die dem Tanz und dem triumphierenden Jazz geweiht sind.“

[1] "The band rattles off all the bars that dedicate the dance and the triumphant jazz"

[1] Zu den schwersten Tänzen gehören der Walzer und das Ballett.

The waltz and the ballet.

[1] „Richard, der auch im richtigen Leben als Richter arbeitete, erzählte, dass die traditionellen Tänze in den ersten Jahren des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts eine langsame Renaissance erlebt hätten, nachdem sie ein Jahrhundert lang von den Missionaren verboten worden waren.“

[1] "Richard, who also worked as a judge in real life, said that the traditional dances had experienced a slow renaissance in the first years of the twentieth century after being banned from the missionaries for a century"

[1] „Ihr Tanz war wie eine aufreizende gymnastische Übung.“

[1] "Your dance was like a provocative gymnastic exercise"

How do you pronounce Tanz?

Tanz

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