Learn Italian: La scuola ha più di duemila studenti. - The school has more than two thousand students.

La scuola ha più di duemila studenti.

The school has more than two thousand students.

Breakdown of La scuola ha più di duemila studenti.

more / anymore (with 'non')

duemila

two thousand

Questions & Answers about La scuola ha più di duemila studenti.

Why is it più di here instead of più che for "more than"?

When you are saying "more than" followed by a number or quantity, you must use più di. You would use più che when comparing two different actions or qualities, such as "I like reading more than writing".

Wait, isn't the word for thousand mille? Why is it -mila in this sentence?

Yes, one thousand is mille. But when you have two or more thousand, the word changes to its plural form: mila. It also connects directly to the number before it to form a single word, so "two thousand" becomes duemila.

Why don't we need di after duemila, like duemila di studenti?

Just like in English, exact numbers like thousands or hundreds attach directly to the noun without needing a preposition. You only use di (of) for larger grouping words like "a million" (un milione di studenti) or with indefinite quantities like "a lot" (un sacco di studenti).