tausend
number, 1,000
One thousand is tausend. Thousands are built by putting the number in front, so 2,000 is zweitausend and 10,000 is zehntausend, all written as one word. It is also called hunderttausend.
Meaning: numbers in the thousands (noun)
Ways to say it
| German | Note |
|---|---|
| tausend | number, 1,000 |
| zweitausend | number, 2,000 |
| zehntausend | number, 10,000 |
| hunderttausend | number, 100,000 |
Say tausend or eintausend for 1,000. For numbers like 3,500 say dreitausendfünfhundert.
How does it change in a sentence?
Tausend stays unchanged in the plural. You say zwei Tausend only when you mean "two thousands" as a noun, which is rare.
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers often use a comma. In German the thousands separator is usually a period or a space, so 1,000 is written 1.000.
Did you know?
- German writes large numbers as single words, so a number like 21,000 becomes einundzwanzigtausend.
Examples in context
- Das kostet tausend Euro.That costs one thousand euros.
- Im Stadion sind zehntausend Menschen.There are ten thousand people in the stadium.
- Wir haben zweitausend Briefe verschickt.We sent two thousand letters.
Example conversation
Teacher Frau Klein practises large numbers with her student Omar.
- Frau KleinWie sagt man 5.000?How do you say 5,000?
- OmarFünftausend.Five thousand.
- Frau KleinGenau, sehr gut.Exactly, very good.
