Is it der, die oder das Unterton?
DER
The correct article in German of Unterton is der. So it is der Unterton! (nominative case)
The word Unterton 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.
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 Unterton?
How does the declension of Unterton 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 Unterton | die Untertöne |
| Genitive | des Untertons des Untertones | der Untertöne |
| Dative | dem Unterton dem Untertone | den Untertönen |
| Akkusative | den Unterton | die Untertöne |
What is the meaning of Unterton in German?
Unterton has various definitions in German:
[1] Sublimited meaning of a statement
[1] unterschwellige Bedeutung einer Aussage[2] Music, physics: "As a reflection of the overtones with the basic tone with the sound"
[2] Musik, Physik: „als Spiegelung des Obertons mit dem Grundton mitschwingender Ton“How to use Unterton in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Unterton with translations in English.
[1] „Ihnen unterstellt man wohl, dass sie dazu neigen, andere zu diskriminieren. Daher der tadelnde Unterton, der diesem Ausdruck anhaftet.“
[1] "They are probably assuming that they tend to discriminate against the blame undertone that attaches this expression."[1] Mit drohendem Unterton wurde er aufgefordert zu gehen.
[1] With the threat of undertone, he was asked to go to walking[1] „Ich empfand das nicht als Spott, obwohl jeder ihrer Sätze einen spöttischen Unterton hatte, ich war glücklich, daß sie etwas sagte, das so genau meiner Stimmung entsprach.“
[1] "I did not find it mockery, although each of her sentences had a mocking undertone, I was happy that she said something that corresponded to my mood"[1] „Die Stimme, die aus der Sprechanlage kam, klang reizend, wenn auch mit einem Unterton von Härte.“
[1] "The voice that came out of the intercom sounds irritating, albeit with an undertone from Härtä" "[1] „Brian erkundigte sich noch mit scherzhaftem Unterton bei Tom, ob er mit dem Freiheitsgrad seines Schreibtisches zufrieden gewesen sei, es hätte nämlich eine ganze Weile gedauert, die ganzen Bücher und Ordner von dort anderweitig so unterzubringen, dass man sie auch nachher wiederfinden würde, was bei dem Tohuwabohu in diesem Büro gar nicht so einfach gewesen sei.“
[1] “Brian still inquired with joking undertone at Tom whether he was satisfied with the degree of freedom of his desk, because it would have taken a while to accommodate all the books and folders from there in such a way that they could be found again afterwards would what was not so easy with the Tohuwabohu in this office "How do you pronounce Unterton?
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