noun
orange (fruit), orange (color)
A2
'Orange' in German primarily denotes the fruit 'orange' and also the color orange. It’s a feminine noun (die Orange) with plural Orangen. For the color, German often uses adjective 'orange' (unchanged); as fruit noun it declines regularly. No reflexivity or auxiliary.
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Die Kundin kaufte eine Orange, weil sie eine gesunde Zwischenmahlzeit suchte.
The customer bought an orange because she was looking for a healthy snack.
Ich esse gerne Orangen.
I like eating oranges.
Ich esse eine Orange.
I'm eating an orange.
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Picture a round orange fruit with the label 'Orange'
same as English 'orange' — easy to remember
die Orange — imagine a feminine orange tree with flowers (die)
VOCABULARY.DETAILS.NOTES
Feminine noun when referring to the fruit. The color 'Orange' is also used as a noun/adjective.