Is it der, die oder das Tornado?

DER

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

The word Tornado 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 Tornado?

How does the declension of Tornado 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 Tornado	die Tornados
Genitive	des Tornados	der Tornados
Dative	dem Tornado	den Tornados
Akkusative	den Tornado	die Tornados

What is the meaning of Tornado in German?

Tornado has various definitions in German:

[1] Small-scale cyclone that can arise in a super cell

[1] kleinräumiger Wirbelsturm, der in einer Superzelle entstehen kann

[2] Catamaran for two people

[2] Katamaran für zwei Personen

[3] NATO combat aircraft

[3] Kampfflugzeug der NATO

How to use Tornado in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Tornado with translations in English.

[1] Der letzte Tornado zerstörte viele Häuser.

[1] The last tornado destroyed many houses.

[1] „Wasserhosen sind Luftwirbel, ähnlich wie Tornados, aber kleiner und nicht so zerstörerisch.“[2]

[1] "Waterspouts are vortices of air, similar to tornadoes, but smaller and not as destructive." [2]

[1] „Nun kroch ich auf der Oberseite des Schanzkleids nach achtern, inmitten eines unglaublich schrecklichen und höllischen Getöses aus Donner und Geschrei und grellen Blitzen, während der Wind die ganze Zeit wie ein Tornado blies.“[3]

[1] "Now I crawled aft on the top of the bulwark, in the midst of an incredibly terrible and infernal roar of thunder and screams and bright lightning, while the wind blew like a tornado all the time" [3]

[3] Er stürzte aus unerklärlichen Gründen mit seinem Tornado ab.

[3] For inexplicable reasons, it crashed with its tornado.

How do you pronounce Tornado?

Tornado

Pictures or photos of Tornado

[1] ein Tornado

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