Why Orberg used 'sunt' in such sentence?

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Eez
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Why Orberg used 'sunt' in such sentence?

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Sentence:
In capitulo primo mille vocabula sunt.
Why not:
In capitulo primo mille vocabulum est.

Any ideas?

MatthaeusLatinus
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Re: Why Orberg used 'sunt' in such sentence?

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because a thousand is more than one, it is plural.

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