Definition
A round citrus fruit with bright reddish-yellow skin and juicy, sweet-tart flesh.
Translations
- English
- orange
- Français
- orange
- Türkçe
- portakal
- Polski
- pomarańcza
- Русский
- апельсин
- Українська
- апельсин
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Orange
- A1
- Noun
- Food & Drink
orange
/diː oˈʁɑ̃ːʒə/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Orangen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Orange ist sehr saftig.NominativSing.The orange is very juicy.
- Diese Orange schmeckt süß.NominativSing.This orange tastes sweet.
- Zum Frühstück esse ich eine Orange.AkkusativSing.I eat an orange for breakfast.
- Ich schäle eine Orange.AkkusativSing.I am peeling an orange.
- Sie presst eine Orange aus.AkkusativSing.She squeezes an orange.
- Die Orangen liegen in der Schale.NominativPlur.The oranges are in the bowl.
- Wir kaufen frische Orangen.AkkusativPlur.We are buying fresh oranges.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Orange/oˈʁɑ̃ːʒə/
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Article phrase
die Orange/diː oˈʁɑ̃ːʒə/
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Plural
Orangen/oˈʁaŋʒən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Orange | die Orangen |
| Akkusativ | die Orange | die Orangen |
| Dativ | der Orange | den Orangen |
| Genitiv | der Orange | der Orangen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Orange essen
- Collocationeine Orange schälen
- Collocationeine saftige Orange
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
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Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word