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Prozent

/pʁoˈtsɛnt/· noun· Pl. die Prozente

per cent

Minus zwanzig Prozent — signs in every shop window during the sales.

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das Prozent
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die Prozente
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des Prozents

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Prozent
per cent

Heute gibt es zwanzig Prozent Rabatt.

Today there's twenty per cent off.

Word family

Prozentdie Prozentzahlpercentageder Prozentsatzpercentage, rateprozentualin percentage terms

Common combinations

  • zwanzig Prozent Rabatttwenty per cent off
  • hundert Prozenta hundred per cent
  • zu fünfzig Prozentfifty per cent

Common learner mistakes

  • zwanzig Prozente Rabatt
    zwanzig Prozent Rabatt
    After a number, Prozent doesn't change.

Real examples

  • Alle Jacken kosten heute dreißig Prozent weniger.All jackets are thirty per cent cheaper today.
  • Ich bin mir hundert Prozent sicher.I'm a hundred per cent sure.
  • Ungefähr achtzig Prozent der Leute fahren mit dem Rad.About eighty per cent of the people cycle.

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