No. 787 in German
million
The German word "Million" means "million" in English, representing the number 1,000,000.
In a sentence
Eine Million Menschen leben in dieser Stadt.
One million people live in this city.
'Million' functions as a numerical noun to quantify 'Menschen (people)'.
Ich habe ein Buch gelesen, das über eine Million Exemplare verkauft wurde.
I read a book that sold over a million copies.
'Million' is used to denote a large numerical quantity here.
Das neue Unternehmen strebt an, bis zum nächsten Jahr zehn Millionen Euro Umsatz zu erreichen.
The new company aims to achieve ten million euros in revenue by next year.
'Million' modifies 'Euro' to specify the monetary value.
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