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# beethoven

«beethoven» in Mova's school dictionary: **Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), a German composer, one…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a name; Beethoven)

### meaning for a pupil

(a name) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), a German composer, one of the most famous in history; he kept writing music even after he became deaf. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beethoven/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In music lessons children hear his Fifth Symphony (da-da-da-DUM), «Für Elise» and the «Ode to Joy». His story is told as an example of not giving up. Beethoven is also the name of a St Bernard dog in a family film.

### examples

- Beethoven wrote nine symphonies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beethoven/#x1)
- I'm learning «Für Elise» by Beethoven on the piano. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beethoven/#x2)
- Beethoven went deaf but kept composing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beethoven/#x3)
- The orchestra played Beethoven's Fifth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beethoven/#x4)
- Our class listened to the «Ode to Joy» by Beethoven. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beethoven/#x5)
- In the film, Beethoven is a huge, messy dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beethoven/#x6)

### note

A name, so write it with a capital B. Say BAY-toe-ven. The «van» in his name is Dutch-style, not German «von».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «beethoven» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beethoven/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.