Noun
die Musik
Pronunciation: /muˈziːk/
music
A2
rank #280
plural Musiken
Meanings
Noun
- music
- music as a school subject, musical instruction
- a musical piece
- a band, mostly one performing at some event
Example sentence
Was für Musik hast du als Jugendliche gehört?
What kind of music did you listen to when you were a teenager?
Word forms
singular
die Musik
plural
die Musiken
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Musik
Accusativedie Musik
Dativeder Musik
Genitiveder Musik
Plural
Nominativedie Musiken
Accusativedie Musiken
Dativeden Musiken
Genitiveder Musiken
Usage
- Musik hören — listen to music; no article in this general use
- die Musik — usually uncountable; Musiken is uncommon
Beim Kochen höre ich leise Musik.
I listen to quiet music while cooking.