tausend
thousand
The cardinal number 1000.
EXAMPLE
Für das neue Auto hat er zehntausend Euro bezahlt.
He paid ten thousand euros for the new car.
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Meanings
tausend
thousand
Used colloquially as an indefinite, very large number to exaggerate something.
EXAMPLE
Ich habe dir das doch schon tausend Mal erklärt!
I've already explained that to you a thousand times!
Usage tips
Spelling
The number 1000 is normally written simply as 'tausend' (thousand). The form 'eintausend' (one thousand) is only used when special precision is required, for example on a check or in a contract.
EXAMPLE
Das Konzert hatte mehr als tausend Besucher.
The concert had more than a thousand visitors.
Lowercase spelling
As a number word, 'tausend' (thousand) is written in lowercase. Only when it is used as a noun for an indefinite, large quantity ('Tausende von Menschen' — thousands of people) is it capitalized.
EXAMPLE
Das Buch hat über tausend Seiten.
The book has over a thousand pages.
Use as exaggeration
In colloquial language, 'tausend' (thousand) is often used as an exaggeration for 'very often' or 'a lot.' Fixed phrases include 'tausend Mal' (a thousand times) or 'tausend Dank' (many thanks / a thousand thanks).
EXAMPLE
Vielen Dank für deine Hilfe, tausend Dank!
Thank you very much for your help, a thousand thanks!
Compare with
tausend vs hundert
hundred
Hundert and tausend can be used colloquially to express a large, imprecise number. Hundert exaggerates a considerable amount, while tausend presents an even larger amount with particularly strong emphasis. Choose hundert for a large number and tausend when the exaggeration is meant to be very strong.
tausend
Nach dem Konzert lagen bestimmt tausend Nachrichten auf meinem Handy.
After the concert, there were definitely a thousand messages on my phone.
hundert
Nach dem Konzert lagen bestimmt hundert Nachrichten auf meinem Handy.
After the concert, there were definitely a hundred messages on my phone.
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