No. 2,208 in German
dutzend
"Dutzend" means "dozen" in English.
In a sentence
Ich habe ein Dutzend Eier gekauft.
I bought a dozen eggs.
'Dutzend' is used to indicate a count of twelve items.
Es gibt dutzende Möglichkeiten, wie man dieses Problem lösen könnte.
There are dozens of ways to solve this problem.
'Dutzend' is applied in its plural form 'dutzende' to express a large number of alternatives.
Diese Idee wurde schon ein halbes Dutzend Male vorgeschlagen.
This idea has already been proposed half a dozen times.
'Dutzend' is paired with 'halbes' to refer to six instances.
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