German Numbers
Learn German numbers from 1 to 100 with native pronunciation, flashcards, quizzes and practice test. Understand how German counting works practice numbers used in daily life and build confidence with interactive exercises and real examples.
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Why German Numbers Put the Ones First?
German kept an older Germanic word order that English also used until a few centuries ago - 'four-and-twenty blackbirds' survives in the nursery rhyme 'Sing a Song of Sixpence' for exactly this reason. Modern English switched to tens-first ('twenty-four'); German never did.
How to Build Any Number from 21 to 99?
Join the ones word, und, and the tens word into one word: fünfundvierzig (45) is fünf (five) plus und plus vierzig (forty). Any compound number from 21 to 99 follows this exact pattern, with no exceptions.
Ein vs. Eins: The Two Forms of One
Eins stands alone as a counting number: eins, zwei, drei. Ein changes to match the noun it describes, the same way 'a' or 'an' does in English: ein Apfel (one apple), eine Katze (one cat).
Frequently Asked Questions
Why are German numbers like 21 said as 'one-and-twenty'?+
German preserves an older Germanic word order that English also used until a few centuries ago; German never switched to the tens-first pattern modern English adopted.
How do you say 21 in German?+
Einundzwanzig - ein (one) plus und (and) plus zwanzig (twenty), written as one word.
Is 100 hundert or einhundert in German?+
Both are correct. Hundert works alone; einhundert is used to be explicit, mainly inside compound numbers like einhundertzwei (102).
How do I practice counting in German?+
Select the numbers you want on this page, then start Flashcards, Multiple Choice, or a Final Test from the bar at the bottom.
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