eintausend
In German, one thousand is eintausend.
eintausend represents the number that is ten times one hundred. When discussing quantities of products or materials, you may also encounter the phrase Tausend Stück, which means one thousand pieces.
Which one should you use?
While tausend means thousand, using eintausend specifically emphasizes the quantity of exactly one thousand.
How does it change in a sentence?
In German, the word for thousand does not take an 's' at the end when used as a number. For example, 'two thousand' is zweitausend rather than adding an 's' to the end of the word.
Did you know?
- When writing the number 1,000 in a German text, a period is often used as a thousands separator, whereas English speakers use a comma.
- German speakers use the phrase tausend Dank to say 'thanks a million', literally translating to 'a thousand thanks'.
- If you are counting large sums of money or large quantities in a formal context, you might hear someone say ein Tausender, which turns the number into a noun meaning 'a thousand-unit bill' or 'a thousander'.
Examples in context
- Ich habe eintausendfünfhundert Rinder.I have one thousand and five hundred cows.This sentence shows how to use eintausend when referring to a large number of cows.Tatoeba #1247068 by Espi, translation #1247011 by wallebot
- Wir schätzten den Schaden auf eintausend Dollar.We estimated the damage at one thousand dollars.This sentence uses eintausend to estimate a specific amount of damage in dollars.Tatoeba #459273 by Espi, translation #7708910 by CK
- Ich habe eintausend Dollar in Reiseschecks und fünfhundert in bar.I have one thousand dollars in travelers' checks and five hundred in cash.This sentence demonstrates using eintausend to specify a quantity of dollars in travelers' checks.Tatoeba #642082 by samueldora, translation #36931 by CK
- In einer Million gibt es eintausend Tausender.In one million, there are one thousand thousands.
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Example conversation
Julian and Sarah are discussing the cost of a new laptop.
- JulianKostet der Laptop wirklich eintausend Euro?Does the laptop really cost one thousand euros?
- SarahJa, aber er ist sehr schnell.Yes, but it is very fast.
- JulianDas ist viel Geld für mich.That is a lot of money for me.
- SarahVielleicht gibt es ein günstigeres Modell.Maybe there is a cheaper model.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
