Euro

noun
euro
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Euro (der) means the euro currency used across many European countries. Main sense: monetary unit (€). Plural is unchanged (Euro); genitive singular often des Euros with -s. It's a regular masculine noun in usage and has no special preposition or reflexive use.

Examples

Der Tourist bezahlte fünf Euro Eintritt, weil das Museum nur eine kleine Sonderausstellung hatte.
The tourist paid five euros for admission because the museum only had a small special exhibition.
Das kostet 20 Euro.
That costs 20 euros.
Ein Kaffee kostet drei Euro.
A coffee costs three euros.

Details

PluralEuro

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeder Eurodie Euro
genitivedes Eurosder Euro
dativedem Euroden Euro
accusativeden Eurodie Euro

Mnemonics

👁️picture a shiny coin with the word EURO across it
👂sounds like 'your-oh' — think of your money
⚧️der (masculine) — imagine a male coin collector holding the Euro

Notes

The plural is usually 'Euro' (no -s) in German (three Euro), though 'Euros' is also heard in informal contexts.

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