Die Kosten betragen nur drei Euro.

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Breakdown of Die Kosten betragen nur drei Euro.

• drei: three
• der Euro: the euro
• die Kosten: the costs

Questions & Answers about Die Kosten betragen nur drei Euro.

Why is Kosten capitalized?

In German, all nouns are capitalized. Here, die Kosten is a noun phrase meaning the costs or the expense, so Kosten must begin with a capital letter.

Why is it die Kosten and not der/das Kosten?

Kosten is a plural noun in this sentence, so it takes the plural article die.

• die Kosten = the costs
• Singular forms do exist in some contexts, such as die Kosten being used as a plural-only idea in everyday language, while der Preis is often used when talking about the price of one item.

So die Kosten betragen ... is a normal way to say the costs amount to ... or the cost is ...

Why is the verb betragen and not beträgt?