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Meet der Ton

See how the article changes from case to case, then try the exercises.

All 4 meanings

  1. clay
  2. tone
  3. (music) note (a musical pitch or sound)
  4. tone (manner of speaking)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For der Ton, use the coloured columns: masculine and plural.

der, die, das
Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativederdiedasdie
accusativedendiedasdie
dativedemderdemden
ein, kein, mein: ein has no plural. mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser… end like kein.
Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativeeineineeinkeine
accusativeeineneineeinkeine
dativeeinemeinereinemkeinen

Plural die Töne · Dative plural den Tönen

Examples

  1. 1
    Der klare Ton klingt angenehm.The clear tone sounds pleasant.Nominative · subjectPractise „klar“ →
  2. 2
    Ich höre einen hohen Ton.I hear a high-pitched tone.Accusative · hörenPractise „hoch“ →
  3. 3
    Mit einem leisen Ton endet das Lied.The song ends with a quiet sound.Dative · mitPractise „leise“ →
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