die Zehntausende
Translation
tens of thousands
Examples
Zehntausende von Menschen kamen zum Konzert.
Tens of thousands of people came to the concert.
Der Schaden geht in die Zehntausende.
The damage runs into the tens of thousands.
Grammar Patterns
((von+3)) tens of thousands of... Tens of thousands of tourists visit the city.
Similar Words
many, a large amount
Etymology
From 'zehn' (ten) + 'Tausende' (thousands). Literally 'ten thousands'.
Memory Tips
Imagine ten groups of a thousand people. It refers to an indefinite large number, not exactly 100,000.