noun
original (authentic item), original version
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Means an authentic item or original version. German noun with neuter article das, plural Originale. Genitive adds -s (des Originals). Used for the genuine object or the original language/version of a work. Regular declension; common in formal and everyday contexts, commonly.
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Bevor das Museum die Reproduktion ausstellte, verlangte der Kurator das Original, weil es für die Forschung wichtiger war.
Before the museum displayed the reproduction, the curator demanded the original because it was more important for the research.
Dies ist nicht das Originalgemälde, sondern nur eine Kopie.
This is not the original painting, but just a copy.
Das Original hängt im Museum und ist ausgestellt.
The original is on display at the museum.
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Picture a signed painting labeled 'Original' hanging in a museum.
Looks and sounds like English 'original' — think 'the real thing'.
Das = neutral: imagine the original object with a neutral gray tag saying 'das Original'.
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Used for an authentic item or first version. As a noun it is distinct from the adjective 'original'.