De or het tango?

The correct Dutch article is:

de tango

  • English: tango, Tommy
  • Plural: de tango's
  • Diminutive: het tangootje
Meaning (Dutch) 1. (dans) Argentijnse dans, verwant aan flamenco 2. (dans) Argentijnse dansmuziek in tweekwartsmaat

How to use tango

the tangode tango
this tangodeze tango
that tangodie tango
our tangoonze tango
your tangojouw tango
every tangoelke tango
which tango?welke tango?
a big tango / the big tangoeen grote tango, de grote tango
the tango (plural)de tango's, deze tango's

Example sentences with tango

  • Mijn lievelingsdans is de tango. “My favorite dance is the tango.”
  • De tafels in de kamer kregen plotseling benen en begonnen de tango te dansen. “The tables in the room suddenly grew legs and started dancing the tango.”

Dutch words ending in tango

zigeunertango

In compound words, the last part decides the article. See the rule

Dutch words starting with tango

tangocursus | tangoles

Meaning, plural, diminutive, pronunciation and translations: WikiWoordenboek (Dutch Wiktionary) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).