Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

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tank

Meaning

tank

In Swedish: behållare (för vätska), cistern

Forms

Forms of tank
Singular, indefiniteen tank
Singular, definitetanken
Plural, indefinitetankar
Plural, definitetankarna

tank is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor tank, den stora tanken. Check another noun

Practise tank

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Is it en tank or ett tank?

tank in a sentence

  • fylla tanken
    Fill her up, please!

Words built with tank

  • oljetank oil tank
  • tankbil tank lorry, tanker
  • tankbåt tanker

Questions

What does tank mean in English?

tank means “tank”.

Is it en tank or ett tank?

It is en tank, and “the tank” is tanken.

What is the plural of tank?

The plural of tank is tankar, and the definite plural is tankarna.

Similar words

behållare

Nearby common words

tank is number 1,387 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary