die Panne

B1

breakdown, flat tire

English meaning
breakdown, flat tire
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Pannen
Vocabulary package
Cars & Driving

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Panne in a sentence

Kurz vor München hatten wir eine Panne mit dem Auto.

Shortly before Munich we had a breakdown with the car.

Declension of die Panne

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Pannedie Pannen
Accusativedie Pannedie Pannen
Dativeder Panneden Pannen
Genitiveder Panneder Pannen

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Where Panne comes from

im 20. Jahrhundert von gleichbedeutend französisch panne entlehnt, aus bühnensprachlich „hängen bleiben, stecken“, dieses wiederum aus verschiedenen seemannssprachlichen französischen Wendungen übernommen

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Questions about Panne

Is it der, die or das Panne?

It is die Panne — Panne is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Pannen.

What is the plural of Panne?

The plural of die Panne is die Pannen.

What is the genitive of Panne?

The genitive singular is der Panne. The dative plural is den Pannen.

What does Panne mean in English?

die Panne means "breakdown, flat tire". For example: "Kurz vor München hatten wir eine Panne mit dem Auto." — "Shortly before Munich we had a breakdown with the car."

What level is Panne in German?

Panne is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the cars & driving vocabulary.

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