Breakdown of Der Chor singt jeden Ton perfekt.
singen
to sing
perfekt
perfect / perfectly
jeder
everyone / each
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
der Chor
the choir
der Ton
the note (musical)
Questions & Answers about Der Chor singt jeden Ton perfekt.
How could we embed this sentence into a zu-infinitive clause using the rules from this lesson?
Let's use a main clause where the object is the choir, such as Ich bitte den Chor... (I ask the choir...). Because the direct object of the main clause (den Chor) is the same as the implied subject of the singing, we can drop the subject in the second clause and use a zu-infinitive: Ich bitte den Chor, jeden Ton perfekt zu singen.
Why is it jeden Ton and not jedes Ton or jede Ton?
The noun der Ton (the note) is masculine. Since it is the direct object receiving the action of the verb singt, it takes the accusative case. The masculine accusative ending for jeder is -en, resulting in jeden Ton.
Doesn't the word Ton also mean clay?
Yes, der Ton has two completely different meanings depending on the context: sound/note/tone, and clay/pottery. Here, because a choir (der Chor) is singing, it clearly translates to note.
Why doesn't perfekt have an adjective ending here?
In this sentence, perfekt is acting as an adverb because it describes the verb singt (how they sing), rather than modifying a noun directly. In German, adverbs always use the base, uninflected form of the word.
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