Noun
der Groschen
Pronunciation: /ˈɡrɔʃən/
a 10-cent coin
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plural Groschen
Meanings
Noun
- a 10-cent coin
- an unofficial name for a coin worth ¹⁄₁₀ of a main currency
- groschen; any of a number of (chiefly obsolete) coins with a related name
- grosz (unit of currency in Poland, ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a zloty)
Example sentence
Ich habe nur noch einige Groschen im Portmonee.
I only have a few coins left in my wallet.
Word forms
singular
der Groschen
plural
die Groschen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Groschen
Accusativeden Groschen
Dativedem Groschen
Genitivedes Groschens
Plural
Nominativedie Groschen
Accusativedie Groschen
Dativeden Groschen
Genitiveder Groschen
Usage
- ein Groschen — colloquially, a ten-cent coin in northern Germany; historically also other coins
- der Groschen ist gefallen — idiom: someone has finally understood; literally the coin has dropped
„Hast du noch einen Groschen? Mir fehlen zehn Cent.“
Have you got another ten-cent coin? I am ten cents short.