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Habt ihr den ironischen Unterton in seiner Mail bemerkt?
Did you notice the ironic undertone in his email?
Grammar
- Plural
- die Untertöne In the plural the article is always "die".
Declension
The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.
| Case | Singular | Plural | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative wer? was? | der Unterton | die Untertöne |
Otti spitzt die Ohren, denn in Frau Hildes Lob liegt ein leiser Unterton.
Otti pricks up his ears, because there's a faint undertone in Frau Hilde's praise.
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| Accusative wen? was? | den Unterton | die Untertöne |
Habt ihr den ironischen Unterton in seiner Mail bemerkt?
Did you notice the ironic undertone in his email?
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| Dative wem? | dem Unterton | den Untertönen | |
| Genitive wessen? | des Untertons | der Untertöne |
How the Word Is Built
Unter prefix ton root
- unter-
- under: unterschreiben (to sign, literally "to write under" a text).
Word family
In Otti's situations: Otti and the subtleties of German
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