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Ton

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nounmasculine
  1. clay
  2. tone
  3. notea musical pitch or sound
  4. tonemanner of speaking

Forms

Declension

singularplural
nominativeTonTone
genitiveTones / TonsTone
dativeTon / ToneTonen
accusativeTonTone

Used in the library

  • Der Weckmann hat eine kleine weiße Pfeife aus Ton.The Weckmann has a small white clay pipe.A2Laterne, Laterne — Lantern, Lantern
  • Am Freitag sitzt sie im Studio, und der Ton ist perfekt eingestellt.On Friday she's sitting in the studio, and the sound is perfectly set.A2Die neue Stelle beim Radio — The new job at the radio station (A2)
  • Pawel schaut es zehnmal an und findet einen Fehler: Der Ton passt nicht zu den Lippen.Pawel watches it ten times and finds a mistake: the sound doesn't match the lips.A2Nina und die Wahl — Nina and the election (A2)
  • Hervorragend war das Licht, schlecht der Ton.The lighting was outstanding, the sound bad.B1Noch einmal, bitte (15) — Once more, please (15) (B1)

Other ways to say it

  • Kleiclay; the somewhat dried-out ooze or mud that makes the ground of marshland
  • Lehmloam; clay

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