German Phrase
Der Leadsänger hat 'ne tolle Stimme.
Meaning
Literally, “The lead singer has a great voice.” The sentence praises the vocal quality of the main vocalist in a band or musical act. The colloquial ’ne adds a relaxed, spoken‑language feel.
When to use
Use this sentence when you want to compliment a singer’s vocal talent, for example after a concert, in a music review, or in casual conversation with friends about a favorite band.
✦Grammar Breakdown
DerLeadsängerhat'netolleStimme
Definite article (Der)
‘Der’ is the masculine nominative singular definite article, used here because ‘Leadsänger’ is a masculine noun.
Compound noun (Leadsänger)
‘Leadsänger’ combines the English loanword ‘Lead’ with the German noun ‘Sänger’ (singer). It is masculine.
Present tense of ‘haben’ (hat)
‘hat’ is the third‑person singular present form of ‘haben’ (to have).
Colloquial contraction (’ne)
‘’ne’ is a spoken contraction of ‘eine’, the feminine indefinite article in the accusative case.
Adjective declension (tolle)
With the indefinite article ‘eine’, the adjective takes the weak ending ‘-e’ (tolle) before a feminine noun.
Feminine noun (Stimme)
‘Stimme’ (voice) is a feminine noun, hence the article ‘eine’ (contracted to ’ne).
🗨In Conversation
Hast du das neue Album von den SoundWaves gehört?
Did you listen to the new album by the SoundWaves?
Ja, der Leadsänger hat 'ne tolle Stimme!
Yes, the lead singer has a great voice!
✕Common Mistakes
Der Leadsänger hat ne tolle Stimme.
Missing the apostrophe; the spoken contraction must be written as ’ne (short for ‘eine’).
Der Leadsänger hat eine tolle Stimme.
Grammatically correct but loses the informal tone of the original sentence.
Der Leadsänger hat 'ne tollen Stimme.
Incorrect adjective ending; with ‘eine’ the adjective takes ‘-e’, not ‘-en’.
↔Alternatives
Der Leadsänger hat eine wunderbare Stimme.
The lead singer has a wonderful voice.
Der Sänger hat eine tolle Stimme.
The singer has a great voice.
Seine Stimme ist beeindruckend.
His voice is impressive.
Cultural Tip
In German pop‑culture, praising a vocalist is common in music magazines and fan forums. The contraction ’ne is typical of informal spoken German, especially among younger speakers, but avoid it in formal writing. Also note that ‘Leadsänger’ is a loanword; in more formal contexts you might hear ‘Hauptsänger’ or simply ‘Sänger’.