Frida bekommt für ihr Sparkonto zwei Prozent Zinsen. Frida gets two percent interest on her savings account.

noun · B1

die Zinsen (pl.)

[ˈt͡sɪnzn̩]

interest

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Other Examples

Ich vergleiche die Zinsen von drei Banken.

I'm comparing the interest rates of three banks.
Wisst ihr, wie hoch die Zinsen gerade sind?

Do you know how high interest rates are at the moment?
Wenn die Zinsen steigen, werden Kredite teurer.

When interest rates go up, loans get more expensive.

Grammar

Plural: die Zinsen In the plural the article is always "die".

How the Word Is Built

Zins root en ending

-en: the ending of the infinitive, the form of a verb in the dictionary.

Word family

der Zinsder Zinssatz

In Otti's situations: Emil's bank card is blocked, Frida saves for later

abbuchen die Aktie die Altersvorsorge anlegen auf die hohe Kante legen die Bankkarte der Betrag das Budget der Dauerauftrag eintippen einzahlen entsperren

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