orange
/oˈʁɑ̃ːʒə/
adjective
A2
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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orange (colour)
Never changes its ending to agree with a noun (unlike most German adjectives): ein orange Kleid, not oranges Kleid, in careful usage — though everyday speech often inflects it anyway.
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Die Blätter werden im Herbst orange.
The leaves turn orange in autumn.
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Practice
1 What does orange mean?
orange (colour)
2 Fill the gap: Die Blätter werden im Herbst ___.
Full sentence: Die Blätter werden im Herbst orange. (The leaves turn orange in autumn.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches orange?
orange: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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