Breakdown of Das Haus kostet ungefähr vierhunderttausend Euro.
das Haus
the house
kosten
to cost
vier
four
hundert
a hundred
Questions & Answers about Das Haus kostet ungefähr vierhunderttausend Euro.
Why is vierhunderttausend written as one long word?
In German, numbers below one million are written together as a single continuous word. This means "four hundred thousand" is combined into vierhunderttausend. You only start using spaces once you reach a million (for example, eine Million).
Why is the word for euros just Euro here instead of pluralizing to "Euros"?
Masculine and neuter currencies and units of measurement generally do not take a plural ending in German when they follow a number. Whether it is one euro or four hundred thousand, it remains Euro. You will only see Euros if someone is talking about individual coins, rather than a total amount of money.
Could I use the word etwa instead of ungefähr here?
Yes! Both ungefähr and etwa mean "approximately" or "about." They are completely interchangeable in this sentence and are placed directly in front of the number they describe.
Why does the verb kosten take an "-et" ending for "Das Haus" instead of just "-t"?
The stem of the verb kosten ends in a "t" (kost-). If you just added the regular "it" form "-t" ending, it would be unpronounceable ("kostt"). To fix this, German inserts an extra "e", making it kostet.