ton
noun B1- tone, the character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice
- tone, a quality in the voice that expresses the speaker's feelings and emotions
- tone, hue, tint, the shade or degree of darkness and brightness of a color
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainThe last vowel, o, is back and rounded, so the “my” ending is -um.
The last vowel, o, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
The last vowel, o, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -u. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: tonunda. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
The last vowel, o, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -u. After a vowel, y joins the ending: tonuyla. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
Phrases
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Teknisyen ciddi bir ses tonuyla, “ İçindeki önemli dosyalarınızın yedeğini almış mıydınız?” diye sordu.
The technician asked with a serious tone of voice, "Had you backed up your important files inside it?"
Pek çok insan, farklı bir dilde iletişim kurarken ses tonunun, vücut dilinin ve hatta temel düşünce yapısının değiştiğini hayretle fark eder.
Many people realize with astonishment that their tone of voice, body language, and even their basic thought structure change while communicating in a different language.
Oturduğu banktan yavaşça kalkıp evinin yolunu tutarken, gökyüzü yavaş yavaş turuncu ve morun en büyüleyici tonlarına bürünmeye, akşam usulca çökmeye başlamıştı.
As she slowly got up from the bench she was sitting on and headed home, the sky had slowly begun to take on the most mesmerizing shades of orange and purple, and evening had begun to fall softly.
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