das Tausend
thousand
A unit of one thousand items; a quantity of one thousand similar people or things.
EXAMPLE
Er rundete den Betrag auf das nächste Tausend auf.
He rounded the amount up to the nearest thousand.
das Tausend
thousand
die Tausend, die Tausenden
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Meanings
Tausende
thousands
In the plural: a very large, unspecified number of people or things.
EXAMPLE
Tausende von Menschen demonstrierten am Wochenende in der Innenstadt.
Thousands of people demonstrated in the city center over the weekend.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Tausend, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance (die)
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Tausenden |
| genitive | der Tausend |
The four cases (die)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Tausend | die Tausenden |
| accusative | die Tausend | die Tausenden |
| dative | der Tausend | den Tausenden |
| genitive | der Tausend | der Tausenden |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
At a glance (das)
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Tausend |
| genitive | des Tausends |
The four cases (das)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Tausend | die Tausend |
| accusative | das Tausend | die Tausend |
| dative | dem Tausend | den Tausend |
| genitive | des Tausends | der Tausend |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
At a glance (der)
| gender | masculine der |
|---|
The four cases (der)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Tausend | – |
| accusative | – | – |
| dative | – | – |
| genitive | – | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Substantivized numeral
In 'das Tausend' (the thousand), the number word is used as a noun: it is capitalized and can be used with an article or an adjective. As part of a number word, however, it remains lowercase.
EXAMPLE
Das erste Tausend der Auflage war schnell verkauft.
The first thousand copies of the print run sold quickly.
Die Firma beschäftigte zweitausend Menschen.
The company employed two thousand people.
Typical expression
For precise quantities, the fixed expression 'auf das Tausend genau' (to the nearest thousand) is used. It shows that a number has been rounded to the nearest thousand or given precisely to that place value.
EXAMPLE
Die Einwohnerzahl wurde auf das Tausend genau berechnet.
The population was calculated to the nearest thousand.
Tausende von
In the plural, 'Tausende' (thousands) is often followed by 'von' with the dative or directly by the noun: 'Tausende von Menschen' (thousands of people), 'Tausende Menschen' (thousands of people). Alongside the capitalized form, the lowercase spelling 'tausende' is also allowed.
EXAMPLE
Im Sommer besuchen Tausende Touristen die kleine Insel.
In summer, thousands of tourists visit the small island.
In real life
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