This page covers key German vocabulary for talking about multiplication, including numbers, verbs, and common phrases used in both everyday and academic contexts.
Multiplication Terms
Here are the most important German words for multiplication, along with their English meanings:
- die Multiplikation — multiplication
- mal — times (as in “4 mal 3” = “4 times 3”)
- multiplizieren — to multiply
- das Produkt — product
- der Faktor — factor
- das Ergebnis — result, answer
- die Rechnung — calculation, arithmetic problem
- die Zahl — number
- plus — plus (for addition, included for comparison)
- geteilt durch — divided by (included for context)
These words form the foundation for discussing multiplication in German.
Example Expressions
Here are some common German expressions and sentences using multiplication vocabulary:
- Vier mal drei ist zwölf. — Four times three is twelve.
- Ich multipliziere sieben mit sechs. — I multiply seven by six.
- Das Produkt von fünf und acht ist vierzig. — The product of five and eight is forty.
- Was ist das Ergebnis? — What is the result?
- Die Rechnung ist einfach. — The calculation is simple.
These examples show how multiplication vocabulary is used in context.
Usage Notes
- In German, mal is used for “times” in multiplication (e.g., vier mal drei).
- The verb multiplizieren is more formal and used in written or academic contexts.
- Produkt is the noun for the result of multiplication.
- Word order in German can vary, especially in more complex sentences (e.g., Ich multipliziere sieben mit sechs).
These notes help clarify how to correctly use multiplication terms in German sentences.
Number Words
Here are the German number words from one to twenty, useful for forming multiplication problems:
- eins — one
- zwei — two
- drei — three
- vier — four
- fünf — five
- sechs — six
- sieben — seven
- acht — eight
- neun — nine
- zehn — ten
- elf — eleven
- zwölf — twelve
- dreizehn — thirteen
- vierzehn — fourteen
- fünfzehn — fifteen
- sechzehn — sixteen
- siebzehn — seventeen
- achtzehn — eighteen
- neunzehn — nineteen
- zwanzig — twenty
These numbers are essential for creating and understanding multiplication sentences.
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This page covers the key German vocabulary needed to talk about multiplication, including important terms, example sentences, usage tips, and number words.
Last updated: Wed Jun 18, 2025
