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