Vocabulary
der
Ton
· noun· Pl. die Töne
note, tone; sound
In music, one note you play or sing (die Note is the sign on the page, der Ton is what you hear); on a video, the sound; in a conversation, how you say something: „Nicht in diesem Ton!“
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- Singular
- der Ton
- Plural
- die Töne
- Genitiv
- des Tons
One word, many lives
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Ton
a musical note
Sie singt den hohen Ton ganz sauber.
She sings the high note perfectly in tune.
Common combinations
- einen falschen Ton spielento play a wrong note
- den Ton lauter machento turn the sound up
Real examples
- „Kein einziger falscher Ton“, flüstert Mykola.“Not a single wrong note,” Mykola whispers.
- Der Fernseher hat plötzlich keinen Ton mehr.Suddenly the TV has no sound any more.
