Χίλια ευρώ είναι πολλά χρήματα.

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Breakdown of Χίλια ευρώ είναι πολλά χρήματα.

• πολύς: many
• τα χρήματα: the money
• το ευρώ: the euro

Questions & Answers about Χίλια ευρώ είναι πολλά χρήματα.

Why is it χίλια for one thousand here?

Because ευρώ is a neuter noun, and χίλια is the neuter plural form used with it.

Greek numerals like χίλιοι / χίλιες / χίλια can agree with the noun they describe:

• χίλιοι άνθρωποι = a thousand people (masculine)
• χίλιες λέξεις = a thousand words (feminine)
• χίλια ευρώ = a thousand euros (neuter)

So in this sentence, χίλια matches ευρώ.

Why does ευρώ stay the same? Shouldn’t there be a different plural form?

No. ευρώ is normally treated as indeclinable in Modern Greek, so it keeps the same form in singular and plural.

Examples:

• ένα ευρώ = one euro
• δύο ευρώ = two euros
• χίλια ευρώ = one thousand euros

What changes is the article, if there is one:

• το ευρώ = the euro
• τα ευρώ = the euros

Why is χρήματα plural when English says money?

In Greek, the usual word for money is χρήματα, which is plural in form.

So Greek often says:

• Έχω χρήματα. = I have money.
• Δεν έχω χρήματα. = I don’t have money.

Even though English uses money as an uncountable singular noun, Greek commonly uses the plural χρήματα for the same idea.