Vocabulary
die
Orgel
/ˈɔʁɡl̩/· noun· Pl. die Orgeln
(pipe) organ
Die Orgel — the big pipe instrument in a church or concert hall; der Organist plays it at services, weddings and organ recitals.
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- Singular
- die Orgel
- Plural
- die Orgeln
- Genitiv
- der Orgel
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Orgel
pipe organ
Die Orgel der Stadtkirche hat über 4000 Pfeifen.
The town church's organ has over 4,000 pipes.
Word family
Orgelder Organistorganistdie Organistinorganist (woman)die Orgelpfeifeorgan pipedas Orgelkonzertorgan recital; organ concerto
Common combinations
- Orgel spielento play the organ
- an der Orgelat the organ
- die Orgel erklingtthe organ sounds
Common learner mistakes
- das Organ (Instrument)die OrgelFalse friend: das Organ is a body organ (or an official body); the instrument is die Orgel.
Real examples
- Am Ende der Trauung spielte der Organist an der Orgel einen festlichen Marsch.At the end of the wedding ceremony the organist played a festive march on the organ.
- Die Kirchengemeinde sammelt seit Jahren Geld, um die alte Orgel zu restaurieren.The parish has been raising money for years to restore the old organ.
- Zum Auftakt der Konzertreihe erklingt die frisch restaurierte Orgel zum ersten Mal seit zwanzig Jahren.To open the concert series, the newly restored organ will be heard for the first time in twenty years.
