die Tonne
/ˈtɔnə/
barrel, vat, tun, drum; for collecting waste or surplus, such as a bin, dumpster/skip, water butt; for storing and transporting industrial materials; for storing and transporting food and drink, e.g. beer, wine, cabbage, herrings
- genitive
- der Tonne
- plural
- die Tonnen
Meanings
- 1
barrel, vat, tun, drum; for collecting waste or surplus, such as a bin, dumpster/skip, water butt
Ist viel Wasser in der Tonne?
Is there much water in the barrel?
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kommt das in die Gelbe Tonne?
Does this go in the recycling bin?
Tatoeba · Luiaard · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
barrel, vat, tun, drum; for storing and transporting industrial materials
- 3
barrel, vat, tun, drum; for storing and transporting food and drink, e.g. beer, wine, cabbage, herrings
- 4
tonne, ton, metric ton
Ein Pfund Mut ist mehr wert als eine Tonne Glück.
A pound of courage is worth a ton of luck.
Tatoeba · Esperantostern · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 5
tonne, ton, metric ton; thousand francsrare
- 6
buoyrare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieTonne | dieTonnen |
| accusative | dieTonne | dieTonnen |
| dative | derTonne | denTonnen |
| genitive | derTonne | derTonnen |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.