die Sonate

B2

sonata

English meaning
sonata
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Sonaten
Vocabulary package
Music & Instruments

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Sonate in a sentence

Die Sonate für Klavier ist wunderschön.

The sonata for piano is beautiful.

Declension of die Sonate

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Sonatedie Sonaten
Accusativedie Sonatedie Sonaten
Dativeder Sonateden Sonaten
Genitiveder Sonateder Sonaten

Where Sonate comes from

im 17. Jahrhundert von italienisch sonata beziehungsweise suonata entlehnt, das auf das Verb suonare „klingen, erklingen lassen“ zurückgeht, welches wiederum von lateinisch sonare „klingen“ stammt

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Questions about Sonate

Is it der, die or das Sonate?

It is die Sonate — Sonate is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Sonaten.

What is the plural of Sonate?

The plural of die Sonate is die Sonaten.

What is the genitive of Sonate?

The genitive singular is der Sonate. The dative plural is den Sonaten.

What does Sonate mean in English?

die Sonate means "sonata". For example: "Die Sonate für Klavier ist wunderschön." — "The sonata for piano is beautiful."

What level is Sonate in German?

Sonate is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the music & instruments vocabulary.

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