Noun
das Piano
Pronunciation: /piˈaːno/
piano (musical instrument)
C1
rank #6,210
plural Pianos
Meanings
Noun
- piano (musical instrument)
- soft passage, piano passage
Example sentence
Gefällt euch das Piano?
Do you like the piano?
Word forms
singular
das Piano
plural
die Pianos
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Piano
Accusativedas Piano
Dativedem Piano
Genitivedes Pianos
Plural
Nominativedie Pianos
Accusativedie Pianos
Dativeden Pianos
Genitiveder Pianos
Usage
- Piano / Klavier — Both can name the piano as a musical instrument.
- Piano / piano — The capitalised noun names the instrument; lowercase piano is also a musical direction meaning softly.
Im Nebenraum steht ein altes Piano mit gelben Tasten.
There is an old piano with yellow keys in the next room.