Breakdown of Hast du Kleingeld für den Bus?
du
you (informal singular)
haben
to have
der Bus
the bus
für
for
das Kleingeld
the small change
Questions & Answers about Hast du Kleingeld für den Bus?
Why use Kleingeld here instead of another word for 'change'?
Kleingeld specifically means 'small change' in the sense of coins or low-value bills. If you meant the change a cashier hands back to you after a purchase, you would use the words Wechselgeld or Rückgeld instead.
Why is it für den Bus and not für dem Bus?
The preposition für always triggers the accusative case. Because Bus is a masculine noun (der Bus), its article must change to den in the accusative.
Why is there no article before Kleingeld?
Just like the word 'change' in English, Kleingeld is functioning as an uncountable noun here. Because you are asking about an indefinite, general amount of change rather than a specific coin, you drop the article entirely.
What is the plural of Bus if I needed change for multiple buses?
The plural of der Bus is die Busse. Unlike many other English loanwords in German (like das Auto / die Autos), it does not take a simple 's' at the end. Instead, you double the 's' and add an 'e'.
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