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tönen

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Verb

tönen

Pronunciation: /ˈtøːnən/

to dye with a weak colouring that gives the hair a new tone rather than an entirely different colour; to tint

The German verb tönen means to dye with a weak colouring that gives the hair a new tone… in English.

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All meanings of tönen

Verb
  1. to dye with a weak colouring that gives the hair a new tone rather than an entirely different colour; to tint
  2. to give a loud and far-reaching sound
  3. to sound; to give or have a sound
  4. to boast; to brag (particularly about an intention to do something)

tönen in a German sentence

Laute Musik tönte durch das ganze Haus.

Loud music resounded through the whole house.

Forms of tönen

infinitive tönen
he/she/it tönt
simple past tönte
perfect hat getönt

takes + Akkusativ

tönen — all forms

Present

ichtöne
dutönst
er / sie / estönt
wirtönen
ihrtönt
sie / Sietönen

Past (Präteritum)

ichtönte
dutöntest
er / sie / estönte
wirtönten
ihrtöntet
sie / Sietönten

Perfect (Perfekt)

ichhabe getönt
duhast getönt
er / sie / eshat getönt
wirhaben getönt
ihrhabt getönt
sie / Siehaben getönt

Imperative

dutön!
ihrtönt!
Sietönen Sie!