Polyglot Dictionary

Takt

/takt/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Takte

Meaning

  1. beat, bar; tact

    • Er klopft im Takt der Musik.

      He taps in time with the music.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Rhythmus

Close synonyms for a musical beat; Rhythmus is the overall rhythm/groove, Takt is the more technical measure/bar that organizes it.

Similar in other languages

English

cadence

cadence is the English word for the same thing — both mean "beat, bar."

English

rhythm

Close — beat, bar relates to rhythm.

Practice

1 What does Takt mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er klopft im ___ der Musik.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Takt?

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