Definition
The number 1,000,000.
Translations
- English
- million
- Français
- million
- Türkçe
- milyon
- Polski
- milion
- Русский
- миллион
- Українська
- мільйон
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Million
- A1
- Noun
- Numbers & Measurements
million
/diː mɪˈli̯oːn/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Millionen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Numbers & MeasurementsPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Eine Million hat sechs Nullen.NominativSing.One million has six zeros.
- Eine Million Euro ist viel Geld.NominativSing.One million euros is a lot of money.
- Die Stadt hat fast eine Million Einwohner.AkkusativSing.The city has almost one million inhabitants.
- Die Firma investiert eine Million Euro.AkkusativSing.The company invests one million euros.
- Mit einer Million Euro kann man viel bauen.DativSing.With one million euros, you can build a lot.
- Zwei Millionen Menschen leben dort.NominativPlur.Two million people live there.
- Die Firma investiert mehrere Millionen Euro.AkkusativPlur.The company invests several million euros.
- Mit mehreren Millionen Euro wird die Schule gebaut.DativPlur.The school is being built with several million euros.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Million/mɪˈli̯oːn/
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Article phrase
die Million/diː mɪˈli̯oːn/
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Plural
Millionen/mɪlˈjoːnən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Million | die Millionen |
| Akkusativ | die Million | die Millionen |
| Dativ | der Million | den Millionen |
| Genitiv | der Million | der Millionen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Million Euro
- Prepositional constructionmit einer Million Euromit + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word