German Phrase
Das Budget liegt bei 5000 $.
Meaning
The sentence states the amount of money allocated for a project or activity: the budget is five thousand dollars. It uses a formal, business‑like tone.
When to use
Use this phrase in meetings, project proposals, financial reports, or any situation where you need to state the exact amount of a budget in German.
✦Grammar Breakdown
DasBudgetliegtbei5000$
Definite article (Das)
‘Das’ is the neuter nominative article, matching the gender of ‘Budget’.
Noun gender (Budget)
‘Budget’ is a neuter noun (das Budget) and therefore takes ‘das’ in the nominative case.
Verb + preposition (liegen bei)
‘liegen bei’ is an idiomatic construction meaning ‘to amount to / to be at’. The preposition ‘bei’ always governs the dative case.
Numbers & currency
When spelling out numbers, say ‘fünftausend’. The dollar sign can be spoken as ‘Dollar’.
🗨In Conversation
Wie hoch ist das Budget für das neue Produkt?
How high is the budget for the new product?
Das Budget liegt bei 5000 $.
The budget is five thousand dollars.
✕Common Mistakes
Das Budget liegt 5000 $.
The verb ‘liegen’ needs the preposition ‘bei’ to indicate the amount.
Das Budget liegt bei 5000 $.
‘bei’ governs the dative case; the number itself is neutral, but the phrase is fixed – you cannot change the case.
Der Budget liegt bei 5000 $.
‘Budget’ is neuter, so the correct article is ‘das’, not ‘der’.
↔Alternatives
Das Budget beträgt 5000 $.
The budget amounts to $5,000.
Das Budget ist 5000 $.
The budget is $5,000.
Wir haben ein Budget von 5000 $.
We have a budget of $5,000.
Cultural Tip
In German business communication the word ‘Budget’ is common, but the idiom ‘liegt bei’ sounds more formal than ‘ist’. When dealing with international partners, you’ll often hear the amount expressed in euros; if you must use dollars, say ‘Dollar’ after the number. Also, writing the currency symbol after the number (5000 $) is acceptable, but in spoken German you would say ‘fünftausend Dollar’.