Definition
The common currency of Germany and many other countries in the European Union.
Translations
- English
- euro
- Français
- euro
- Türkçe
- avro
- Polski
- euro
- Русский
- евро
- Українська
- євро
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Euro
- A1
- Noun
- Shopping & Money
euro
/deːɐ̯ ˈɔʏʁo/
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
- Euro
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- Shopping & MoneyPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Ein Euro liegt auf dem Tisch.NominativSing.One euro is on the table.
- Ich finde einen Euro in meiner Jackentasche.AkkusativSing.I find one euro in my jacket pocket.
- Mit einem Euro kann man ein Brötchen kaufen.DativSing.With one euro, you can buy a bread roll.
- Der Wert eines Euros ist auf der Münze angegeben.GenitivSing.The value of one euro is shown on the coin.
- Fünf Euro liegen auf dem Tisch.NominativPlur.Five euros are lying on the table.
- Das Buch kostet zehn Euro.AkkusativPlur.The book costs ten euros.
- Mit zehn Euro bezahlen wir die Fahrkarten.DativPlur.We pay for the tickets with ten euros.
- Die Rückseite der Euro zeigt eine Brücke.GenitivPlur.The reverse side of the euro shows a bridge.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Euro/ˈɔʏʁo/
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Article phrase
der Euro/deːɐ̯ ˈɔʏʁo/
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Plural
Euro/ˈɔʏʁo/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Euro | die Euro |
| Akkusativ | den Euro | die Euro |
| Dativ | dem Euro | den Euro |
| Genitiv | des Euros | der Euro |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Sentence patterneinen Euro
- Sentence patternzehn Euro kosten
- Prepositional constructionin Euro bezahlenin + Dativ
- CollocationEuro in eine andere Währung wechseln
- CollocationEuro sparen
- CollocationEuro ausgeben
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termWährung
Euro is a specific Währung; Währung is the hypernym for means of payment valid at the state or community level.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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