Der Takt passt zur Musik.

the music

Breakdown of Der Takt passt zur Musik.

• zur: to the; (feminine, dative)
• passen: to match
• der Takt: the beat; the measure (music)

Questions & Answers about Der Takt passt zur Musik.

What does Takt mean here?

In this sentence, Takt means something like beat, rhythm, or meter, depending on context.

A few useful distinctions:

• der Takt = the beat / the musical pulse / the meter
• das Tempo = the speed or tempo

So Der Takt passt zur Musik is about the beat or rhythm matching the music, not the speed.

Also, Takt is not the same as English tact.

Why is it der Takt?

Takt is a masculine noun in German, so its basic article is der.

Here, der Takt is also the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative case:

• der Takt = the beat/rhythm

If it were in another case, the article might change, but here der is correct because it is both masculine and nominative.

What form is passt?