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The article for

Tränengas

das Tränengas

Tränengas is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
no plural

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it das Tränengas?

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

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Chemical weapon that irritates the mucous membranes

[1] chemische Waffe, die die Schleimhäute reizt

Examples

[1] The police went against the demonstrators with tear gas

[1] Die Polizei ging mit Tränengas gegen die Demonstranten vor.

[1] "There are protests in Istanbul every day against everything and everyone, but the unadorned citizens of beating peaceful citizens in the protective fog of tear gas was the proverbial drop that caused the barrel to overflow"

[1] „Proteste gibt es in Istanbul tagtäglich gegen alles und jeden, aber die Unverfrorenheit, friedliche Bürger im Schutznebel von Tränengas krankenhausreif zu prügeln, war der sprichwörtliche Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen brachte.“
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "The police fired tear gas into the crowd" "

[1] „Die Polizisten feuerten Tränengas in die Menge.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Tränengas —
Genitiv des Tränengases —
Dativ dem Tränengas dem Tränengase —
Akkusativ das Tränengas —

Pronunciation

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