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"One hundred" in German: hundert

hundert

Say it: HOON-dertnumber/ˈhʊndɐt/

Note: also: einhundert

One hundred in German is hundert. Einhundert is also fine, especially in careful speech. Say hundert Euro or hundert Prozent.

Price

Das Ticket kostet hundert Euro.
The ticket costs one hundred euros.
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HOON-dert

/ˈhʊndɐt/

HOON-dert. Short u; soft -ert.

"One hundred" in German: quick reference

GermanEnglish
hunderthundred

Everyday form.

einhundertone hundred

Clearer in lists.

hundertstehundredth

Ordinal.

hundert Prozentone hundred percent

Agreement and certainty.

How to use hundert in real life

  1. 1Price

    Das Ticket kostet hundert Euro.

    The ticket costs one hundred euros.

    Hundert Euro.

  2. 2Agreement

    Ich bin hundert Prozent dabei.

    I'm one hundred percent in.

    Hundert Prozent.

  3. 3Count

    Wir brauchen hundert Einladungen.

    We need one hundred invitations.

    Hundert + noun.

Mistakes English speakers make with hundert

Incorrect: ein hundert (spaced wrong)

Correct: einhundert / hundert

Write einhundert as one word, or just say hundert.

Incorrect: hundertth

Correct: hundertste

Ordinal is hundertste.

Good to know

Germans often drop ein and just say hundert. In banking and formal reading, einhundert keeps the one explicit.

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Budgeting a party

  1. ChatPal

    Reicht hundert Euro für Snacks?

    Is one hundred euros enough for snacks?

  2. You

    Hundert sollten passen.

    One hundred should work.

  3. ChatPal

    Dann nehme ich max. hundert mit.

    Then I'll take max one hundred along.

  4. You

    Okay. Rest bleibt für Getränke.

    Okay. The rest stays for drinks.

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Common questions about "One hundred" in German

How do you say 100?

Hundert or einhundert.

100%?

Hundert Prozent.

Hundredth?

Hundertste.

101?

Hunderteins or einhunderteins.

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