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Frau Hilde klopft bei jeder Betonung leise auf den Tisch. Frau Hilde taps lightly on the table at every stressed syllable.

noun · B2

die Betonung

[bəˈtoːnʊŋ]

stress, emphasis

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Grammar

Plural
die Betonungen In the plural the article is always "die".

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Betonung. Der, Die or Das? The Rules

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Betonung die Betonungen
Accusative wen? was? die Betonung die Betonungen
Dative wem? der Betonung den Betonungen
Frau Hilde klopft bei jeder Betonung leise auf den Tisch. Frau Hilde taps lightly on the table at every stressed syllable.
Genitive wessen? der Betonung der Betonungen

How the Word Is Built

Be prefix ton root ung suffix

be-
makes a verb take a direct object: zahlen (to pay) → die Rechnung bezahlen (to pay the bill).
-ung
a noun from a verb, always feminine: wohnen → die Wohnung (flat), rechnen → die Rechnung (bill).

Word family

betonender Tonunbetont

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