German Conversation · Level 15
88 words
German word
Summe
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈzʊmə/
Meaning
- feminine nountotal
Example
Die Summe beträgt fünfzig Euro.
The total is fifty euros.
More examples
Bei der Abrechnung kommen wir auf eine Summe von 120 Euro.
When settling the account, we come to a total of 120 euros.
Core concept
Separate numbers or amounts gather into one final figure.
Common phrases
die Summe beträgt
the total amounts to
eine Summe angeben
give a total
auf eine Summe kommen
come to a total
Similar words
Betrag: The monetary amount linked to a particular bill or transaction.
Gesamtbetrag: The final monetary total formed by adding several amounts.
Gesamtkosten: The combined cost of an entire service or project.
Definition in German
Das Ergebnis einer Addition; die zusammengefasste Größe mehrerer Zahlen oder Werte.
Word origin
German Summe comes from Latin summa, meaning the highest or total part, and entered German through earlier forms used in mathematical and accounting language.
Usage tips
- Summe is feminine, so the definite form is die Summe and its plural is Summen.
Other meanings
- sumnoun
Opposites
- Differenzdifferencenoun
Related words
- Gesamtsummetotal sumnoun
- Teilsummepartial sumnoun