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How do you say "million" in German?
die Million
In German, "million" is die Million.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced 'mil-YOHN', stress on the second syllable, with 'i' softened into a 'y' glide.
Grammar notes
die Million is feminine. Plural: die Millionen.
Example sentence
Die Stadt hat über eine Million Einwohner.
The city has over a million people.
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How to remember die Million
Million is spelled identically to English, only the ending is pronounced with that gliding 'yohn' sound.
Related words
- dozen das Dutzend
- hundred die Hundert
- thousand die Tausend
- billion die Milliarde
- half die Hälfte
- quarter das Viertel
- double das Doppelte
- triple das Triple
- first der erste
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Questions about die Million
How do you say "million" in German?
In German, "million" is die Million. It is a noun.
Is die Million masculine, feminine, or neuter?
die Million is feminine. Plural: die Millionen.
How is die Million used in a sentence?
Use die Million as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Die Stadt hat über eine Million Einwohner. (The city has over a million people.).
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