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Lotte sammelt Münzen in fremden Währungen. Lotte collects coins in foreign currencies.

noun · B1

die Währung

[ˈvɛːʁʊŋ]

currency

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Other Examples

  • Ich tausche vor der Reise ein bisschen Geld in die fremde Währung um.

    Before the trip I change a bit of money into the foreign currency.

  • Weißt du, welche Währung man in Polen hat?

    Do you know what currency they use in Poland?

  • Zum Glück haben wir in Portugal dieselbe Währung wie zu Hause.

    Luckily we have the same currency in Portugal as at home.

    The tinted words form a set phrase: zum Glück

Grammar

Plural
die Währungen In the plural the article is always "die".

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Währung. Der, Die or Das? The Rules

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Währung die Währungen
Accusative wen? was? die Währung die Währungen
Dative wem? der Währung den Währungen
Genitive wessen? der Währung der Währungen

How the Word Is Built

Währ root ung suffix

-ung
a noun from a verb, always feminine: wohnen → die Wohnung (flat), rechnen → die Rechnung (bill).

Word family

die Landeswährungdie Fremdwährung

In Otti's situations: Lotte plans a trip abroad

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