Vokabahn

Rubel

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Noun

der Rubel

Pronunciation: /ˈruːbəl/

ruble, rouble (currency)

C1 rank #8,323 plural Rubel

Meanings

Noun
  1. ruble, rouble (currency)

Example sentence

Früher kostete das Brot dort nur wenige Rubel.

Back then bread cost only a few rubles there.

Word forms

singular der Rubel
plural die Rubel

The four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Rubel
Accusativeden Rubel
Dativedem Rubel
Genitivedes Rubels

Plural

Nominativedie Rubel
Accusativedie Rubel
Dativeden Rubeln
Genitiveder Rubel

Usage

  • hundert Rubel — one hundred roubles; the unit stays unchanged after a number
  • der Rubel rollt — an informal idiom meaning money is coming in or business is thriving
Extra sentence

Auf dem alten Preisschild steht ein Betrag von fünf Rubel.

The old price tag shows an amount of five roubles.