Tanke

Tanke

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tanke"

German

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

    From tanken +‎ -e.

    Noun

    Tanke f (genitive Tanke, plural Tanken)

    1. (colloquial) short for Tankstelle
      Ich muss noch mal kurz zur Tanke, Bier kaufen.
      I have to make a dash to the gas station and buy some beer.
      • 2001, “Fast 30”, in Demotape, performed by Fettes Brot ft. SkunkFunk:
        Ich weiß, das mit dem Schätzen ist schwierig / Ich find’s nur ätzend, wenn ich auf der Tanke kein Bier krich!
        I know estimating [age] is difficult / I just find it annoying when I don’t get beer at the petrol station!
    Declension
    Declension of Tanke [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Tanke die Tanken
    genitive einer der Tanke der Tanken
    dative einer der Tanke den Tanken
    accusative eine die Tanke die Tanken

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Noun

    Tanke

    1. (rare) nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Tank

    Further reading

    • “Tanke” in Duden online
    • “Tanke”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
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