Noun
der Zwanziger
Pronunciation: [ˈt͡svant͡sɪɡɐ]
a twenty (twenty-euro note)
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plural Zwanziger
Meanings
Noun
- a twenty (twenty-euro note)
- the twenties (in den Zwanzigern — in one's twenties; also the 1920s)
- a bus, train, player etc. bearing the number twenty
Example sentence
Kannst du mir den Zwanziger für die Kasse wechseln?
Can you break the twenty for me for the till?
Word forms
singular
der Zwanziger
plural
die Zwanziger
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Zwanziger
Accusativeden Zwanziger
Dativedem Zwanziger
Genitivedes Zwanzigers
Plural
Nominativedie Zwanziger
Accusativedie Zwanziger
Dativeden Zwanzigern
Genitiveder Zwanziger
Usage
- einen Zwanziger wechseln — Change a twenty-euro note; colloquial.
- die Zwanzigerjahre — The twenties, a decade; another use of the number stem.
Für den Einkauf steckte er einen Zwanziger ein.
He put a twenty-euro note in his pocket for the shopping.