German Conversation · Level 60
71 words
German word
Panzer
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈpantsɐ/
Meaning
- masculine nountank
Example
Ich sehe den Panzer.
I see the tank.
More examples
Die Besatzung eines Panzers überprüft die Instrumente.
The crew of a tank checks the instruments.
Core concept
A heavy protective casing that becomes a moving armored fighting vehicle when built around tracks, weapons, and a crew.
Common phrases
in einem Panzer
in a tank
die Besatzung eines Panzers
the crew of a tank
Similar words
Tank: A common informal term for a tracked armored fighting vehicle.
Definition in German
Militärisches, stark gepanzertes Fahrzeug, meist mit Ketten, das bewaffnet ist und von einer Besatzung im Kampf geführt wird.
Word origin
The noun Panzer originally meant armor or a shell, and German later used it as a shortened form of Panzerkampfwagen for a tank.
Usage tips
- Panzer is masculine, so its definite article is der in the nominative and den in the accusative singular.
Other meanings
- armornoun
- shellnoun
Related words
- Panzerjägertank destroyernoun
- Panzerkampfwagentanknoun
- panzerbrechendarmor-piercingadjective