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Is it der, die oder das Phon?

DAS

The correct article in German of Phon is das. So it is das Phon! (nominative case)

The word Phon is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

Finding the right gender of a noun

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 …).

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German declension of Phon?

How does the declension of Phon 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 das Phon die Phone
Genitive des Phons der Phone
Dative dem Phon den Phonen
Akkusative das Phon die Phone

What is the meaning of Phon in German?

Phon is defined as:

[1] Linguistics: human sound that serves to communicate (slogan)

[1] Linguistik: menschlicher Laut, der der Kommunikation dient (Parole)

How to use Phon in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Phon with translations in English.

[1] Zungenspitzen-[r] und Zäpfchen-[ʁ] sind beides Phone (Laute) im Deutschen.

[1] Tongue tips [r] and suppository [ʁ] are both Phones (sounds) in the German A

[1] Das Phon ist die Grundeinheit der Phonetik/Lautlehre.

[1] The phon is the basic unit of phonetics/sound teaching

[1] „Komplementär distribuierte Phone sind immer Allophone eines Phonems, weil logisch ausgeschlossen ist, daß diese Phone in Opposition stehen können, also gegenseitig bedeutungsdifferenzierend sind.“

[1] "Complementary distributed phones are always allophones of a phonema, because it is logical that this phone can be in opposition, that is, mutually differentiating each other"

[1] „Es erfolgt jetzt die Spaltung der Einheiten Silbe und Wort, der Übergang von vollständiger zu partieller Reduplikation schließlich bildet die Grundlage für die Entdeckung des Phons, so daß das Phon-Inventar in der Folge rasch anwachsen kann.“

[1] "The syllable and word are split, the transition from full to partial reduplication finally forms the basis for the discovery of the phon, so that the phon inventory can subsequently grow quickly"
Phon
Phon

Is it der, die oder das Phon?

DAS

The correct article in German of Phon is das. So it is das Phon! (nominative case)

The word Phon is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

Context 2

German declension of Phon?

How does the declension of Phon 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 das Phon die Phons
Genitive des Phons der Phons
Dative dem Phon den Phons
Akkusative das Phon die Phons

What is the meaning of Phon in German?

Phon is defined as:

[1] Physics: unit of measurement of the volume level, i.e. a psychoacoustic for the human perceived volume

[1] Physik: Maßeinheit des Lautstärkepegels, also eine psychoakustische für die menschlich empfundene Lautstärke

How to use Phon in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Phon with translations in English.

[1] Der Wert in Phon gibt an, welchen Schalldruckpegel (in dB) ein Sinuston mit einer Frequenz von 1000 Hz besitzt, der gleich laut empfunden wird wie das eigentliche Schallereignis, das eine andere Frequenz besitzt.

[1] The value in Phon indicates which sound pressure level (in DB) has a sinuson with a frequency of 1000 Hz, which is perceived as loudly as the actual sound event that has a different frequency

[1] Die Größe des Lautstärkepegels in Phon dient der Verknüpfung von empfundenen Lautstärken mit Pegelwerten.

[1] The size of the volume level in Phon is used to link perceptual volume with a level values

[1] „Genaue akustische Messungen an Stätten öffentlicher Massenvergnügungen ergaben, dass die schrillen Aufschreie der Damen von hundert und mehr Phon Lautstärke jene Geräuschqualität erreicht haben, unter der auch robuste Männer nach kurzer Zeit seelisch und körperlich zusammenbrechen.“

[1] "Precise acoustic measurements on the sites of public mass delights showed that the shrill outer outcrying of the women from a hundred and more phon have reached volume of the noise quality under which even robust men collapse mentally and physically after a short time"

How do you pronounce Phon?

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