tausenden
Translation
thousands
Examples
Sie kamen zu Tausenden.
They came in their thousands.
Ich danke den Tausenden von Helfern.
I thank the thousands of helpers.
Grammar Patterns
zu+3 in their thousands, by the thousands Sie kamen zu Tausenden.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Hunderten (hundreds), Millionen (millions).
Etymology
Dative plural form of 'Tausend' (thousand). The '-en' ending is a typical dative plural marker in German.
Memory Tips
Remember this form is used after prepositions requiring the dative case, such as 'zu' (to/at) or 'mit' (with), as in 'zu Tausenden' (in their thousands).