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Is it der, die oder das Tonfall?

DER

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

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

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 …).

German declension of Tonfall?

How does the declension of Tonfall 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 Tonfall die Tonfälle
Genitive des Tonfalls des Tonfalles der Tonfälle
Dative dem Tonfall den Tonfällen
Akkusative den Tonfall die Tonfälle

What is the meaning of Tonfall in German?

Tonfall has various definitions in German:

[1] Way that something is pronounced, for example on the expression of feelings

[1] Art und Weise, wie etwas ausgesprochen wird, zum Beispiel zum Ausdruck von Gefühlen

[2] Phonetics: Change of pitch when speaking

[2] Phonetik: Veränderung der Tonhöhe beim Sprechen

How to use Tonfall in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Tonfall with translations in English.

[1] Er brachte seine Kritik in einem sehr sarkastischen Tonfall vor.

[1] He brought his criticism in a very sarcastic tone

[1] „Sein Tonfall duldete keinen Widerspruch, er ging sogleich zurück in sein Zimmer, das neben meinem lag.“

[1] "His tone tolerated no contradiction, he immediately went back to his room, which next to my LAGE"

[1] „Nach Ronalds verwundertem Tonfall hatte er dieses Fremdwort noch nie gehört.“

[1] "According to Ronald's amazed tone, he had never heard this foreign word"

[1] „Es hätte in meiner Jugend als eine Lästerung gegolten, wenn man das Gotteswort in einem anderen Tonfall vorgetragen hätte, als es der Brauch vorschrieb.“

[1] "In my youth, it would have been a blasphemy if the word of God had been presented in a different tone than the custom prescribed"

[1] „Meine Beobachtungen aus Schweden und aus der BRD zeigen, daß man schon in den ersten Schuljahren charakteristische Unterschiede in der Verwendung von Füllwörtern, Schimpf- und Fluchwörtern und in paralinguistischen Verhaltensweisen wie Tonfall, Sprechtempo, Lachen, feststellen kann.“

[1] "My observations from Sweden and from the FRG show that in the first years of school, characteristic differences in the use of fill words, swear and curse words and in paralinguistic behaviors such as tone, speaking, laughter can determine"

[1] „Ihr Tonfall ist distanziert, auf Gerbers Fragen geht sie nicht ein.“

[1] "Your tone is distant, she does not go to Gerber's questions"

[2] Briten und Amerikaner kann man schon am Tonfall sehr gut unterscheiden.

[2] British and Americans can already be found in the tone of the tone very well

[2] „Es ist nicht Kloses Stimme, diese ein wenig dröhnende, ein wenig rauhe Stimme im Berliner Tonfall, es ist eine gepflegte, harte, sachliche, ein wenig manirierte Stimme, die eines geübten, routinierten Sprechers.“

[2] "It is not a toilet voice, this a little booming, a little rough voice in the Berlin tone, it is a well -groomed, hard, factual, a little manirated voice, that of an experienced, experienced speaker" "

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