der Tank (tank)

der Tank

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Tank?

It's der Tank. Plural: die Tanks.

Meaning
tank
Gender
masculine
Level
B1 · Transport
Riddle
Das Gefäß im Auto für das Benzin.

No rule for this one

Most German nouns don't show their article. Tank is one to learn by heart, which is what the picture in its world is for.

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Tank in other languages

Czech
nádrž
Slovak
nádrž
Hungarian
tartály
Slovenian
rezervoar
Italian
serbatoio
Croatian
cisterna
Bosnian
rezervoar
Serbian
rezervoar
Romanian
rezervor
Polish
zbiornik
Ukrainian
резервуар
Turkish
tank
Arabic
خزان
Persian
مخزن
Dari (Afghanistan)
تانکی
Pashto (Afghanistan)
ټانکۍ

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