German word

hundert

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈhʊndɐt/

Meaning

  • numberhundred

Example

Das Buch kostet hundert Euro.

The book costs a hundred euros.

Illustration for hundert (hundred)

More examples

Wir haben genau hundert Teilnehmer gezählt.

We counted exactly one hundred participants.

Core concept

One hundred units gathered into one standard counting block, whether the units are euros, pages, or objects.

Common phrases

  • genau hundert

    exactly one hundred

  • mehr als hundert

    more than one hundred

Similar words

eins: A number representing a single unit.
zwei: A number representing two units.
zehn: A number representing ten units.
tausend: A number representing one thousand units.

Definition in German

Gibt die Menge von hundert Einheiten an.

Word origin

Hundert is an inherited Germanic numeral that continues Old High German hundert and has cognates in other Germanic languages.

Usage tips

  • German writes compound numbers with hundert as one word, as in dreihundert, and does not insert und as English does in one hundred and one.

Opposites

  • Nullzeronumber

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