zweihundert
two hundred
The cardinal number 200, the quantity that follows 199.
EXAMPLE
Für das Konzert wurden über zweihundert Karten verkauft.
Over two hundred tickets were sold for the concert.
zweihundert
two hundred
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Meanings
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Word structure
The number word is simply composed of 'zwei' (two) and 'hundert' (hundred). This pattern applies to all hundreds in German (e.g., dreihundert, vierhundert).
EXAMPLE
Das Buch hat genau zweihundert Seiten.
The book has exactly two hundred pages.
No declension
When 'zweihundert' (two hundred) is used as a number before a noun, it is not declined. Its ending therefore does not change depending on case.
EXAMPLE
Ich habe mit zweihundert Leuten gesprochen.
I spoke with two hundred people.
Der Preis von zweihundert Euro ist mir zu hoch.
The price of two hundred euros is too high for me.
Capitalization
As a number word before a noun, 'zweihundert' (two hundred) is written in lowercase. But when it stands as a noun for the numeral itself, it is capitalized and feminine: 'die Zweihundert' (the two hundred).
EXAMPLE
Er hat die Zweihundert auf den Scheck geschrieben.
He wrote the two hundred on the check.
Der Läufer will die zweihundert Meter unter 20 Sekunden schaffen.
The runner wants to finish the two hundred meters in under 20 seconds.
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