Turn German Numbers Into English Numbers


How to translate German numbers in English?

You can use this resource to translate German word numbers into their English equivalent. German word numbers can be quite long and hard to work out.

German word numbers 1-19 follow the same pattern as English word numbers, with eleven ("elf") and twelve ("zwölf") being given their own words, and numbers 13 - 19 generally following the same pattern as English word numbers, with Number + teen (in German "zehn"). So fourteen becomes "vier" + "zehn" = "vierzehn" and so.

German word numbers over twenty are written differently and may be initially quite hard to understand. Rather than writing twenty one, the German equivalent is einundzwanzig, which translates directly as "one and twenty". This pattern continues until ninety nine (neunundneunzig). After one hundred, the pattern continues but with "hundert" so one hundred and twenty three for example becomes "hundertdreiundzwanzig", then "zweihundertdreiundzwanzig" (223), "Zweitausenddreihundertdreiundzwanzig" (2,323) and so. It is also important to note that in German numbers are compound words so each number consists of one very large word (see the example given for 2,323 above).

This is a great way to easily find out how German word numbers translate into English. You can also use this app to translate English word numbers into German.

You can use this resource to translate German word numbers into their English equivalent. German word numbers can be quite long and hard to work out.

German word numbers 1-19 follow the same pattern as English word numbers, with eleven ("elf") and twelve ("zwölf") being given their own words, and numbers 13 - 19 generally following the same pattern as English word numbers, with Number + teen (in German "zehn"). So fourteen becomes "vier" + "zehn" = "vierzehn" and so.

German word numbers over twenty are written differently and may be initially quite hard to understand. Rather than writing twenty one, the German equivalent is einundzwanzig, which translates directly as "one and twenty". This pattern continues until ninety nine (neunundneunzig). After one hundred, the pattern continues but with "hundert" so one hundred and twenty three for example becomes "hundertdreiundzwanzig", then "zweihundertdreiundzwanzig" (223), "Zweitausenddreihundertdreiundzwanzig" (2,323) and so. It is also important to note that in German numbers are compound words so each number consists of one very large word (see the example given for 2,323 above).

This is a great way to easily find out how German word numbers translate into English. You can also use this app to translate English word numbers into German.

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