No. 12,372 in German
viola
The German word "Viola" refers to the musical instrument "viola" in English.
In a sentence
Die Bratsche ist ein schönes Instrument, und Viola spielt es sehr gut.
The viola is a beautiful instrument, and Viola plays it very well.
In this sentence, the word 'viola' is used as a proper noun, referring to someone's name, and also as the name of an instrument.
Viola bedeutet auf Italienisch 'veilchen', eine kleine hübsche Blume.
Viola means 'violet' in Italian, a small pretty flower.
Here, 'viola' is described as a word meaning 'violet,' indicating its use as a noun representing the flower.
Ich spiele die Bratsche, aber manche Schüler nennen sie einfach 'viola'.
I play the viola, but some students simply call it 'viola'.
In this context, 'viola' is directly used as the name of the string instrument, commonly known in German as 'Bratsche'.
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