sonen

In a sentence

• Les campanes de l'església sonen a les sis.

  The church bells ring at six o'clock.

  Here 'sonen' is used as the third person plural form of the verb 'sonar', meaning 'to ring', indicating an acoustic activity.

• Aquests noms sonen estranys per als habitants locals.

  These names sound strange to the local inhabitants.

  In this sentence, 'sonen' is used metaphorically, referring to how something seems or is perceived acoustically or metaphorically.

• Quan escolto aquesta música, em sonen molts records d'infantesa.

  When I listen to this music, many childhood memories come to mind.

  Here, 'sonen' implies the awakening or recalling of memories, metaphorically linked to auditory stimuli.