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Tornado

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Noun

der Tornado

Pronunciation: [tɔʁˈnaːdo]

tornado

C2 rank #9,377 plural Tornados

Meanings

Noun
  1. tornado

Example sentence

Wo, glaubst du, wäre der sicherste Platz im Haus während eines Tornados?

Where do you think the safest place in your house would be during a tornado?

Word forms

singular der Tornado
plural die Tornados

The four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Tornado
Accusativeden Tornado
Dativedem Tornado
Genitivedes Tornados

Plural

Nominativedie Tornados
Accusativedie Tornados
Dativeden Tornados
Genitiveder Tornados

Usage

  • ein Tornado zieht auf — A tornado is approaching or developing.
  • Tornado / Wirbelsturm — A tornado versus the broader German term for a violent rotating storm.
Extra sentence

Im Film zieht ein Tornado über eine verlassene Straße.

In the film, a tornado moves across a deserted road.