Why is it die Sonate?
Sonate ends in -e, and most nouns ending in -e are feminine: in a German dictionary, 79% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -e die
Meaning
Examples
[1] "While they went next to each other in silence, Thomas suddenly heard the beautiful way from the Andante of the first sonata from the Brahms in his ear, which had worn out in his ear for days"
[1] „Während sie schweigend nebeneinander hergingen, hörte Thomas plötzlich in seinem Ohr die schöne Weise aus dem Andante der ersten Sonate vom Brahms, die sich seit Tagen in seinem Ohr eingewurmt hatte.“
[1] "His drawers are full of sonatas, songs for the piano and guitar, trade fairs and overtes" "
[1] „Seine Schubladen stecken voller Sonaten, Lieder für Klavier und Gitarre, Messen und Ouvertüren.“
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Sonate | die Sonaten |
| Genitiv | der Sonate | der Sonaten |
| Dativ | der Sonate | den Sonaten |
| Akkusativ | die Sonate | die Sonaten |
Pronunciation
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