German Conversation · Level 10
89 words
German word
Original
Pronunciation
IPA/oʁigiˈnaːl/
Meaning
- neuter nounoriginal
Example
Das ist das Original, nicht die Kopie.
That is the original, not the copy.
More examples
Ich lese das Buch lieber in der Originalsprache.
I prefer to read the book in the original language.
Core concept
A work or document still bearing its creator's first, unaltered form, with every copy standing downstream from it.
Common phrases
in der Originalsprache
in the original language
die Originalversion
the original version
Similar words
Kopie: A replica produced by copying an earlier work or object.
Dokument: A written or electronic record used to store facts or information.
Fälschung: An imitation deliberately presented as the genuine article.
Definition in German
Ein authentisches, vom Urheber nicht verändertes Exemplar eines Werks oder Dokuments, das als ursprünglich gilt.
Word origin
German Original comes from Latin originalis, meaning 'belonging to the origin', and entered German as a noun for something authentic and first in form.
Usage tips
- As a German noun, Original is capitalized and neuter: das Original; its plural is die Originale.
Other meanings
- original worknoun
Opposites
- Kopiecopynoun
Related words
- originaloriginaladjective
- Originalspracheoriginal languagenoun
- Originalversionoriginal versionnoun