Hundert

== German == === Etymology === Nominalization of hundert, which see. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhʊndərt/, [ˈhʊn.dɐt] === Noun === Hundert n (strong or mixed, genitive Hunderts, plural (see usage notes) Hundert or Hunderte or Hunderten) hundred (set or unit of one hundred items) ein halbes Hundert ― half a hundred (in the plural) hundreds, a lot (unspecified large quantity) Es gibt Hunderte (von) Sorten. ― There are hundreds of varieties. Es gibt viele Hundert(e) (von) Sorten. ― There are many hundreds of varieities. Die Hunderte(n) (von) Sorten sind kaum zu unterscheiden. ― The hundreds of varieities are hardly distinguishable. ==== Usage notes ==== In sense 1, the plural is always unchanged. In sense 2, it can be unchanged optionally after an indefinite numeral such as viele or etliche. Otherwise the standard plural for sense 2 is Hunderte. However, it is also fairly common to use adjectival declension in the plural, meaning that the form becomes Hunderten after articles and determiners, otherwise Hunderte. A following noun may be added as an apposition or with von (“of”). ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== von Hundert, v. H. hundert, hunderte (indefinite sense only) === Noun === Hundert f (genitive Hundert, plural Hunderten) hundred (the number) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Hundert (Zahl)” in Duden online “Hundert (Menge, Einheit)” in Duden online “Hundert” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache