In German

Klavier

Meaning: piano

Example sentences

  • SiespieltsehrgutKlavier.

    She plays the piano very well.

  • DasKlavierstehtimWohnzimmer.

    The piano is in the living room.

Grammar note

“Das Klavier” is neuter. “To play the piano” is “Klavier spielen” — note no article is used in this fixed verb phrase, unlike English “play the piano”.

Common mistake

Don't add “das” inside the verb phrase — it's “Klavier spielen”, not “das Klavier spielen”, when talking about the activity in general.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “to play the piano”?

“Klavier spielen” — no article, unlike the English phrase.

Is “Klavier” masculine, feminine or neuter?

Neuter: “das Klavier”.