Is it der, die oder das Kontrapunkt?

DER

The correct article in German of Kontrapunkt is der. So it is der Kontrapunkt! (nominative case)

The word Kontrapunkt is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);
for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);
for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Kontrapunkt?

How does the declension of Kontrapunkt work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	der Kontrapunkt	die Kontrapunkte
Genitive	des Kontrapunktes des Kontrapunkts	der Kontrapunkte
Dative	dem Kontrapunkt dem Kontrapunkte	den Kontrapunkten
Akkusative	den Kontrapunkt	die Kontrapunkte

What is the meaning of Kontrapunkt in German?

Kontrapunkt has various definitions in German:

[1] Music: melodic and rhythmically independently conducted voice (independent opposite voice on the subject, equivalent "partner" of the other voice (s) in a polyphonic sentence)

[1] Musik: melodisch und rhythmisch eigenständig geführte Stimme (eigenständige Gegenstimme zum Thema, gleichwertiger "Partner" der anderen Stimme(n) in einem polyphonen Satz).

[2] Music: The art or technology, to invent against given tone sequences

[2] Musik: die Kunst bzw. Technik, Gegenstimmen zu gegebenen Tonfolgen zu erfinden

[3] Music: Synonyms Use for polyphony, multi -voice

[3] Musik: synonyme Verwendung für Polyphonie, Mehrstimmigkeit

[4] Lifted: clearly recognizable contrast

[4] gehoben: deutlich erkennbarer Gegensatz

How to use Kontrapunkt in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kontrapunkt with translations in English.

[1] Man „nennt […] die Stimme, die in einer Fuge gleichzeitig mit dem Thema bzw. Soggetto erklingt, dessen Kontrapunkt.“

[1] One "calls [...] the voice that sounds in a joint at the same time with the topic or soggetto, its counterpoint."

[2] „Der Kontrapunkt als Kompositionstechnik unterlag in der Musikgeschichte sich wandelnden Regeln, die von der wechselnden Bewertung von Konsonanzen und Dissonanzen abhingen.“

[2] "The counterpoint as a composition technology was defeated in music history that depends on the changing evaluation of consonance and dissonances"

[3] „Polyphonie in diesem Sinn ist eine Form der Mehrstimmigkeit, bei der die einzelnen Stimmen im Wesentlichen gleichwertig sind. Dies wird erreicht, indem ein Komponist ihren Verlauf nach den Regeln des Kontrapunkts führt.“

[3] "Polyphony in this sense is a form of multi -part, in which the individual voices are essentially equivalent. This is achieved by leading a composer to the rules of the counterpoint."

[4] „Mit der Betonung des kompromisslosen Kampfes gegen Israel setzt er bewusst einen Kontrapunkt zu Mahmud Abbas.“

[4] "With the emphasis on the uncompromising struggle against Israel, he deliberately sets a counterpoint to Mahmud Abbas" "

How do you pronounce Kontrapunkt?

Kontrapunkt

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