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Is it der, die or das Tonart?

DIE

Tonart

The correct article in German of Tonart is die. So it is die Tonart! (nominative case)

The word Tonart is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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German declension of Tonart?

How does the declension of Tonart 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 die Tonart die Tonarten
Genitive der Tonart der Tonarten
Dative der Tonart den Tonarten
Akkusative die Tonart die Tonarten

What is the meaning of Tonart in German?

Tonart has various definitions in German:

[1] Music: A step sequence of tones (scale)

[1] Musik: eine Stufenfolge von Tönen (Tonleiter)

[2] tone in which someone speaks to someone else

[2] Tonfall, in dem jemand zu jemand anderem spricht

How to use Tonart in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Tonart with translations in English.

[1] Das Konzert war in dieser Tonart geschrieben

[1] The concert was written in this key

[1] Das Stück existierte in den Tonarten Moll und Dur

[1] The piece existed in the keys minor and major

[2] „Er besaß die Fähigkeit, Männern gegenüber, die älter, starrer, unbeweglicher waren als er, eine liebenswürdige Tonart anzuschlagen.“

[2] "He had the ability to face men who were older, rigid, more immoving than him, a kindly key" to hit "