Why is it das Tanzen?

Tanzen is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: das Zen. So it’s das Tanzen.

Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] A sport, in connection with dancer movement and simultaneous music enjoyment

[1] eine Sportart, in Verbindung aus tänzerischer Bewegung und gleichzeitigem Musikgenuss

Examples

[1] You particularly like the dancing

[1] Das Tanzen gefällt ihnen besonders.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Tanzen —
Genitiv des Tanzens —
Dativ dem Tanzen —
Akkusativ das Tanzen —

Pronunciation

In context

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