German Conversation · Level 6
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German word
tausend
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈtaʊ̯zn̩t/
Meaning
- numberthousand
Example
Das Buch kostet tausend Euro.
The book costs a thousand euros.
More examples
tausend Dank für deine Unterstützung!
A thousand thanks for your support!
Core concept
A four-digit counter reaches a full, round total, marking one thousand.
Common phrases
tausend Dank
a thousand thanks
tausend Gründe
a thousand reasons
tausend Möglichkeiten
a thousand possibilities
Similar words
eintausend: Refers to 1,000 as a number on its own.
hundert: Expresses a quantity of 100.
Definition in German
Grundzahl, die den Wert von eintausend ausdrückt.
Word origin
German tausend developed from Old High German tusunt and is cognate with English thousand through inherited Germanic forms.
Usage tips
- As a cardinal numeral, tausend is normally lowercase and combines directly with a noun, as in tausend Euro, without ein before it.
Related words
- tausendfachthousandfoldadjective
- tausendmala thousand timesadverb