Definition
A unit of money equal to one hundredth of the euro or another currency.
Translations
- English
- cent
- Français
- centime
- Türkçe
- cent
- Polski
- cent
- Русский
- цент
- Українська
- цент
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Cent
- A1
- Noun
- Shopping & Money
cent
/deːɐ̯ sɛnt/
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
- Cent
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Borrowing
- Topics
- Shopping & MoneyPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Ein Cent liegt auf dem Tisch.NominativSing.A cent is lying on the table.
- Ich habe nur noch einen Cent in der Tasche.AkkusativSing.I only have one cent left in my pocket.
- Ich bezahle mit einem Cent.DativSing.I am paying with a cent.
- Der Wert eines Cents ist sehr klein.GenitivSing.The value of one cent is very small.
- Fünf Cent liegen auf dem Tisch.NominativPlur.Five cents are lying on the table.
- Das Brötchen kostet fünfzig Cent.AkkusativPlur.The bread roll costs fifty cents.
- Mit fünf Cent kann man heute kaum etwas kaufen.DativPlur.With five cents, you can hardly buy anything today.
- Die Farbe der Cent verblasst mit der Zeit.GenitivPlur.The color of the cent fades over time.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Cent/sɛnt/
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Article phrase
der Cent/deːɐ̯ sɛnt/
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Plural
Cent/sɛnt/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Cent | die Cent |
| Akkusativ | den Cent | die Cent |
| Dativ | dem Cent | den Cent |
| Genitiv | des Cents | der Cent |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Sentence patterneinen Cent
- Sentence patternfünfzig Cent kosten
- Sentence patternauf den Cent genau
- Verb constructioneinen Cent sparen + Akkusativ
- CollocationCent sammeln
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeBorrowing
„Cent“ is a noun borrowed from English and refers to a small monetary unit.