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### Hundreds and Thousands

To form large numbers in German, combine the multiplier with **hundert** (hundred) or **tausend** (thousand). Just like smaller numbers, you write these combinations together as one single word.

- 300 = **dreihundert**
- 4,000 = **viertausend**

When starting with one, it is common to just say **hundert** or **tausend** instead of **einhundert** or **eintausend**. Let's look at some prices and salaries using the verb **verdienen** (to earn):

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### Millions

There is an important grammar shift when you reach one million. Unlike **hundert** and **tausend**, **die Million** (million) is a regular noun. This means it is capitalized, written as a separate word, and takes a plural ending (**-en**) when there is more than one.

Large numbers are especially useful for talking about populations, where you might use the nouns **der Einwohner** (inhabitant) or **der Mensch** (human, person).

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### Combining and Estimating Large Numbers

You can easily stack these building blocks to create huge numbers like **hunderttausend** (one hundred thousand) or **sechshundert** (six hundred), keeping them as single continuous words unless a "Million" is involved.

When dealing with such massive amounts, we rarely have the exact figure. Use the adverbs **ungefähr** (approximately) and **insgesamt** (in total, altogether) to express estimates and summaries.

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Finally, if you need to talk about the number itself, use the noun **die Zahl** (number):

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Numbers 100 to 1,000,000 (hundert, tausend...)

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Question	Answer
thousand	tausend
The laptop costs a thousand euros.	Der Laptop kostet tausend Euro.
to earn	verdienen
My partner earns three thousand euros.	Mein Partner verdient dreitausend Euro.
My brother earns a lot of money for the family.	Mein Bruder verdient viel Geld für die Familie.
the million	die Million
the inhabitant	der Einwohner
The city has one million inhabitants.	Die Stadt hat eine Million Einwohner.
the human, person	der Mensch
Two million people live here.	Zwei Millionen Menschen wohnen hier.
approximately	ungefähr
Approximately eighty million people live in Germany.	Ungefähr achtzig Millionen Menschen leben in Deutschland.
altogether, in total	insgesamt
The city had one hundred thousand inhabitants in total.	Die Stadt hatte insgesamt hunderttausend Einwohner.
We are paying six hundred euros in total.	Wir bezahlen insgesamt sechshundert Euro.
The house costs approximately four hundred thousand euros.	Das Haus kostet ungefähr vierhunderttausend Euro.
the number	die Zahl
Do you know this number?	Kennst du diese Zahl?
This number is really big.	Diese Zahl ist wirklich groß.

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