Is it der, die or das Tau?

DER

Tau

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

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

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German declension of Tau?

How does the declension of Tau 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 Tau	—
Genitive	des Taues des Taus	—
Dative	dem Tau dem Taue	—
Akkusative	den Tau	—

What is the meaning of Tau in German?

Tau is defined as:

[1] Rainfall, by cooling (near the ground) condensed water vapor

[1] Niederschlag, durch Abkühlung (in Bodennähe) kondensierter Wasserdampf

How to use Tau in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Tau with translations in English.

[1] Die Wiesen sind morgens feucht vom Tau.

[1] The meadows are damp in the morning from the deaf

[1] „In dem sandigen Staube der viele Zoll tief aufgefurchten Strasse versickerte der Tau ohne jede Wirkung.“

[1] "In the sandy dust of the many inches deeply caught road, the dew seeped away without any effect"

Is it der, die or das Tau?

DAS

Tau

The correct article in German of Tau is das. So it is das Tau! (nominative case)

The word Tau is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

Context 2

German declension of Tau?

How does the declension of Tau 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	das Tau	die Taue
Genitive	des Taus des Taues	der Taue
Dative	dem Tau dem Taue	den Tauen
Akkusative	das Tau	die Taue

What is the meaning of Tau in German?

Tau has various definitions in German:

[1] strong ship rope made of hemp or steel wire

[1] starkes Schiffsseil aus Hanf oder Stahldraht

[2] Device gymnastics: rope, especially for climbing

[2] Geräteturnen: Seil, insbesondere zum Klettern

How to use Tau in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Tau with translations in English.

[1] Das Schiff war mit einem Tau am Bollwerk befestigt.

[1] The ship was attached to the bulwark with a rope

[1] „Er trat mit dem Tau aufs Dock und warf es über einen Poller.“

[1] "He stepped onto dock with the rope and threw it over a Pollerä"

[2] Versuch dich mit Unterstützung der Beine langsam und gleichmäßig am Tau hochzuziehen!

[2] Try high and evenly to the Tau up with the support of the legs

Is it der, die or das Tau?

DAS

Tau

The correct article in German of Tau is das. So it is das Tau! (nominative case)

The word Tau is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

Context 3

German declension of Tau?

How does the declension of Tau 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	das Tau	die Taus
Genitive	des Taus	der Taus
Dative	dem Tau	den Taus
Akkusative	das Tau	die Taus

What is the meaning of Tau in German?

Tau is defined as:

[1] Name of the nineteenth letter in the Greek alphabet

[1] Name des neunzehnten Buchstabens im griechischen Alphabet

How to use Tau in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Tau with translations in English.

[1] Das Aussehen der Taus am Computermonitor ist weitgehend vom verwendeten Font abhängig.

[1] The appearance of the tauss on the computer monitor is largely dependent on the font used

Pictures or photos of Tau

[1] Tau hat sich auf Blättern niedergeschlagen.

[1] Ein Tau liegt in einer Ecke auf einer Fähre.

[1] ordentlich aufgeschossene Taue auf einem Großsegler