In German
Geige
Meaning: violin
Example sentences
ErlerntseitzweiJahrenGeige.
He's been learning violin for two years.
DieGeigeklingtwunderschön.
The violin sounds beautiful.
Grammar note
“Die Geige” is feminine. Like “Klavier spielen”, the instrument-playing phrase drops the article: “Geige spielen” (to play violin/the violin). A more formal synonym is “die Violine”.
Common mistake
Don't assume “Violine” is wrong — it's a valid, slightly more formal synonym of “Geige”; both are correct, but “Geige” is the everyday word.
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Is there another word for “Geige”?
“Die Violine” — a more formal synonym; both are correct.
How do you say “to play the violin”?
“Geige spielen”, with no article, same pattern as “Klavier spielen”.