Noun
die Zeche
bill, tab (esp. in a pub or restaurant)
C2
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plural Zechen
Meanings
Noun
- bill, tab (esp. in a pub or restaurant)
- mine, pit (esp. a coal mine)
Example sentence
Wer wird die Zeche zahlen?
Who will foot the bill?
Word forms
singular
die Zeche
plural
die Zechen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Zeche
Accusativedie Zeche
Dativeder Zeche
Genitiveder Zeche
Plural
Nominativedie Zechen
Accusativedie Zechen
Dativeden Zechen
Genitiveder Zechen
Usage
- die Zeche bezahlen — Pay the bill, especially in a pub or restaurant.
- eine Zeche im Ruhrgebiet — A coal mine; a separate regional-industrial sense.
Am Ende des Abends übernahm sie die ganze Zeche.
At the end of the evening, she paid the entire bill.