Here are the basic constructions for German numbers which have more than two digits.
Vocabulary 1: Numbers from 100 upwards
100 hundert
101 hundert(und)eins
102 hundertzwei
103 hundertdrei
110 hundertzehn
150 hundertfünfzig
151 hunderteinundfünfzig
200 zweihundert
300 dreihundert
346 dreihundertsechsundvierzig
400 vierhundert
500 fünfhundert
600 sechshundert
700 siebenhundert
800 achthundert
900 neunhundert
999 neunhundertneunundneunzig
Explanation
1. German numbers above 100 are combined in the same way as numbers above 20. All you do is add the word for 100, 200 etc in front of the two-figure number which we learned to construct in Chapter 4:
7 + 60 = siebenundsechzig; 400 + 7 + 60 = vierhundertsiebenundsechzig.
2. Note that Germans normally say hundertzwei wher we would say "one hundred and two", and tausend wher we would say "one thousand". "Ein" is however normally inserted in complex numbers such as tausendeinhundert (=1100).
3. It is possible (but wholly optional), to insert "und" between "hundert" and "eins" in the German for 101, and also between "tausend" and tens or units, e.g. tausend(und)eins, siebentausend(und)elf.
4. Years are usually stated in hundreds:
- 1998 is written: neunzehnhundertachtundneunzig.
- The year 2000 is however written as das Jahr zweitausend and 2001 is written as zweitausendeins.
Vocabulary 2: Numbers from 1000 upwards
1000 tausend
1001 tausend(und)eins
1009 tausend(und)neun
1010 tausendzehn
1052 tausendzweiundfünfzig
1100 tausendeinhundert
2000 zweitausend
2003 zweitausenddrei
2010 zweitausendzehn
5000 fünftausend
10000 zehntausend
10001 zehntausendeins
50000 fünfzigtausend
100000 hunderttausend
500000 fünfhunderttausend
