Vocabulary
tanken
/ˈtaŋkn̩/· verb
to fill up (with fuel)
Before a long drive on the Autobahn: tanken.
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Conjugation
- ich
- tanke
- du
- tankst
- er/sie/es
- tankt
- wir
- tanken
- ihr
- tankt
- sie/Sie
- tanken
Perfekt hat getanktPräteritum tankte
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
tanken
to fill up
Bevor wir losfahren, müssen wir tanken.
Before we set off we need to fill up.
Word family
tankendie Tankstellepetrol stationvolltankento fill up the tankder Tanktank
Common combinations
- für zwanzig Euro tankento put in twenty euros' worth of fuel
- Benzin tankento fill up with petrol
- billig tankento fill up cheaply
Real examples
- Ich habe gestern getankt.I filled up yesterday.
- Sobald die Lampe leuchtet, solltest du tanken.As soon as the light comes on, you should fill up.
- Wo kann man hier billig tanken?Where can you fill up cheaply around here?
