# das Tor

das Tor is a German noun meaning “gate”. Forms: des Tores, die Tore.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Tores
- Plural: die Tore

## In other languages

- Русский: ворота, врата
- Українська: брама, ворота

## Noun

1. gate, archway (passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry)
2. gate, door (large doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall)
   - Dies ist ein Garagentor, nur ein Ochse parkt davor. — This is a garage door, only an ox parks in front of it.
3. _figurative_ gateway (point that represents the beginning of a transition from one place or phase to another)
   - Cham, das Tor zum Bayerwald - Cham, the gateway to the Bavarian Forest
4. goal, net (area into which the players attempt to put a ball)

## Noun

1. _archaic · literary_ fool (person with poor judgment or little intelligence)
   - Fuͤrwahr! er dient euch auf beſondre Weiſe. / Nicht irdiſch iſt des Thoren Trank noch Speiſe. — Indeed! He serves you in a peculiar way. The drink and food of fools is not of this earth.

## Examples

- Ich ging durch das Tor auf die Straße. — I went through the gate into the street.
- Tom hat versucht, das Tor selbst zu reparieren. — Tom tried to mend the gate himself.
- In der vergangenen Saison hat er 30 Tore erzielt. — Last season he scored 30 goals.
- Der Ball traf ins Tor. — The ball went in the net.
- Der Ball ging ins Tor. — The ball went in the net.

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