numeral
thousand
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A cardinal numeral meaning 'thousand' (1000). Used to count quantities (tausend Euro). It’s invariable as a number word and usually not pluralized. No specific preposition or verb properties. Often combined with other numbers and written without an article in measurements.
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Die Firma kündigte an, dass sie tausend Euro spenden würde, damit die Schule neue Bücher kaufen konnte.
The company announced that it would donate a thousand euros so that the school could buy new books.
Das Auto kostet tausend Euro.
The car costs a thousand euros.
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Picture the number 1,000 on a billboard
tausend sounds like 'town-sent' — imagine a town with a thousand houses
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Used like the English 'thousand'. Compound numerals follow regular patterns (z. B. tausendzweihundert = 1,200).