Breakdown of Le film a coûté deux millions d'euros.
le film
the movie / the film
coûter
to cost
l'euro
the euro (m)
le million
the million
Questions & Answers about Le film a coûté deux millions d'euros.
Why does millions take an 's' here? I thought numbers like mille were invariable.
Why do we say millions d'euros instead of just millions euros?
Because million is technically a noun, it needs the preposition de (which becomes d' before a vowel) to connect to the next noun. Think of it as saying "two millions of euros." If you used a pure number, you wouldn't use de. For example, you would just say deux mille euros (two thousand euros).
Are the final letters in deux and millions pronounced?
No, they are both silent here. The 'x' in deux and the 's' in millions are not pronounced because the words immediately following them start with consonants (the 'm' in millions and the 'd' in d'euros). You will only hear the d' blending smoothly into euros.
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