No. 13,476 in German
betrugen
The German word "betrügen" means "to deceive" or "to cheat."
In a sentence
Im vergangenen Jahr betrugen die Gesamtkosten 5000 Euro.
Last year, the total costs amounted to 5000 Euros.
In this sentence, 'betrugen' is used as the third-person plural simple past form of 'betragen' to denote the sum of money in a formal context.
Es wurde festgestellt, dass die Zahlen betrugen eher eine Schätzung als eine genaue Angabe.
It was determined that the figures represented were more of an estimate than precise data.
Here, 'betrugen' again is past tense of 'betragen', emphasizing the estimated nature of the numbers provided.
Die Gesamtkosten betrugen 2% der ursprünglichen Rechnung.
The total costs accounted for 2% of the original bill.
The usage highlights the proportionate calculation of costs in relation to the entirety of the original bill.
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