tanken

B1

refuel

English meaning
refuel
Vocabulary package
Cars & Driving

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tanken in a sentence

Wir müssen unbedingt tanken. Wir haben fast kein Benzin mehr.

We definitely need to refuel. We have almost no petrol left.

Conjugation of tanken

ichtanke
dutankst
er/sie/estankt
wirtanken
ihrtankt
sie/Sietanken
Simple past (er/sie/es)
tankte
Perfect
hat getankt

Where tanken comes from

Etymologie: Entlehnung aus dem Englischen vom Verb tank :Wortbildung:Derivation (Ableitung) vom Substantiv Tank durch Konversion

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Questions about tanken

How do you conjugate tanken?

Present tense: tanke, tankst, tankt, tanken, tankt, tanken. Simple past: tankte. Perfect: hat getankt.

What does tanken mean in English?

tanken means "refuel". For example: "Wir müssen unbedingt tanken. Wir haben fast kein Benzin mehr." — "We definitely need to refuel. We have almost no petrol left."

What level is tanken in German?

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

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