Noun
die Milliarde
Pronunciation: /mɪˈli̯aʁdə/
billion (10^9)
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plural Milliarden
Meanings
Noun
- billion (10^9)
Example sentence
Das Projekt soll mehr als eine Milliarde Euro kosten.
The project is expected to cost more than a billion euros.
Word forms
singular
die Milliarde
plural
die Milliarden
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Milliarde
Accusativedie Milliarde
Dativeder Milliarde
Genitiveder Milliarde
Plural
Nominativedie Milliarden
Accusativedie Milliarden
Dativeden Milliarden
Genitiveder Milliarden
Usage
- eine Milliarde — One thousand million: 1,000,000,000.
- zwei Milliarden Euro — Milliarde gains plural -n after numbers greater than one.
Die Zahl überschritt erstmals eine Milliarde.
The number exceeded one billion for the first time.