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How do you say "thousand" in German?
die Tausend
In German, "thousand" is die Tausend.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced 'TOW-zent', stress on the first syllable, with 'au' as an 'ow' sound and 's' voiced like a 'z'.
Grammar notes
die Tausend is feminine. Plural: die Tausenden.
Example sentence
Das Stadion fasste tausend Zuschauer.
The stadium held a thousand fans.
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How to remember die Tausend
Tausend shares its ancient root with the English 'thousand', so the two rhyme nicely once you drop the 'th' for a 't'.
Related words
- dozen das Dutzend
- hundred die Hundert
- million die Million
- 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 Tausend
How do you say "thousand" in German?
In German, "thousand" is die Tausend. It is a noun.
Is die Tausend masculine, feminine, or neuter?
die Tausend is feminine. Plural: die Tausenden.
How is die Tausend used in a sentence?
Use die Tausend as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Das Stadion fasste tausend Zuschauer. (The stadium held a thousand fans.).
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