Definition
A specific sum of money that is paid, received, or calculated.
Translations
- English
- amount
- Français
- montant
- Türkçe
- tutar
- Polski
- kwota
- Русский
- сумма
- Українська
- сума
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Betrag
- B1
- Noun
- Shopping & Money
- Numbers & Measurements
amount
/deːɐ̯ bəˈtʁaːk/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Beträge
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Shopping & MoneyPrimaryNumbers & Measurements
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Betrag steht auf der Rechnung.NominativSing.The amount is shown on the invoice.
- Bitte überweisen Sie den Betrag bis zum Ende des Monats.AkkusativSing.Please transfer the amount by the end of the month.
- Die Bank ordnet dem Betrag eine eindeutige Referenznummer zu.DativSing.The bank assigns a unique reference number to the amount.
- Die Höhe des Betrags ist noch unklar.GenitivSing.The amount is still unclear.
- Die Beträge stehen auf den Rechnungen.NominativPlur.The amounts are shown on the invoices.
- Wir prüfen die Beträge sorgfältig.AkkusativPlur.We are carefully checking the amounts.
- Wir vergleichen die Angaben zu den Beträgen miteinander.DativPlur.We compare the information about the amounts with one another.
- Die Summe der Beträge ist korrekt.GenitivPlur.The sum of the amounts is correct.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Betrag/bəˈtʁaːk/
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Article phrase
der Betrag/deːɐ̯ bəˈtʁaːk/
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Plural
Beträge/bəˈtʁɛːɡə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Betrag | die Beträge |
| Akkusativ | den Betrag | die Beträge |
| Dativ | dem Betrag | den Beträgen |
| Genitiv | des Betrags | der Beträge |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeinen Betrag überweisen
- Collocationeinen Betrag berechnen
- Collocationden Betrag bezahlen
- Verb constructiondem Betrag entsprechen + Dativ
- Prepositional constructionin einem Betragin + Dativ
- Sentence patternDer Betrag steht auf der Rechnung.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymSumme — sum
A Betrag denotes a specific sum of money; Summe can also mean the addition of several amounts or the result of a calculation.
- Near-synonymGeldbetrag
- Narrower termPreis — price
A Preis is the Betrag charged for a good or service; Betrag is broader and can also refer to a payment or the total on an invoice.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Betrag“ is a synchronically simple noun without a derivation or compound structure that is productively visible.