Noun
das Rohr
Pronunciation: /ʁoːɐ̯/
duct, pipe, tube
B2
rank #4,054
plural Rohre
Meanings
Noun
- duct, pipe, tube
- blowpipe
- cane
Example sentence
Wir haben kein warmes Wasser, weil die Rohre kaputt sind.
We have no hot water because the pipes are broken.
Word forms
singular
das Rohr
plural
die Rohre
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Rohr
Accusativedas Rohr
Dativedem Rohr
Genitivedes Rohres
Plural
Nominativedie Rohre
Accusativedie Rohre
Dativeden Rohren
Genitiveder Rohre
Usage
- ein Rohr verlegen — Install a pipe, for example beneath a floor.
- Rohr / Röhre — Both can mean a tube; Rohr is common for pipes carrying fluids.
Durch das beschädigte Rohr tropfte Wasser in den Keller.
Water dripped through the damaged pipe into the cellar.