numbers

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• Studiejaar 1

Numbers 

GRAMMAR: NUMBERS ?

I am exactly seventeen years old now. 

That is six thousand two hundred and nine days.

That is eight million nine hundred forty-seven thousand and sixty-nine minutes. 

Difficult for Dutch

13 - 30 (thirteen - thirty)

14 - 40 (fourteen - forty)

59 - 95 (wat hoor je eerst - precies andersom in vergelijking met Nederlands)

CARDINAL NUMBERS

one 

two

three

four

five

six

seven

...

ORDINAL NUMBERS

first

second

third

fourth

fifth

sixth

seventh

...

Cardinal numbers

Watch the spelling of certain numbers:

Four (4) - forty (40)

Five (5) - fifteen (15) - fifty (50)

Eight (8) - eighteen (18)

And use a hyphen! (-)

twenty-two, forty-six, eighty-nine.

Ordinal numbers

An ordinal number is a 'rangtelwoord' in Dutch.

I have number four on my shirt

I am the fourth in line

four - fourth

Ordinal numbers

De meeste rangtelwoorden maak je door het cijfer te schrijven en daar 'th' achter te zetten

             Six - sixth

             Twenty-eight - twenty-eighth

             A hundred - hundredth

Ordinal numbers

Let wel op de spelling van een aantal rangtelwoorden:

twelve - twelfth

five - fifth

nine - ninth

sixty - sixtieth

Ordinal numbers

Uitzonderingen:

                       one - first

                       two - second

                       three - third

Ordinal numbers

This also goes for numbers ending in one, two and three:

21 twenty-one               21e twenty-first

52 fifty-two                     52e fifty-second

73 seventy-three          73e seventy-third

Ordinal numbers

De afgekorte versie van het rangtelwoord eindigt in de laatste 2 letters van het rangtelwoord:

  (1e) first - 1st

  (2e) second - 2nd

  (3e) third - 3rd 

  (4e) 4th fourth 

negentien

1. nineteen
2. ninteen
3. neintien
4. neinteen

vierenveertig (44)

1. fortie-for
2. fortie-four
3. forty four
4. forty-four

vijfenvijftig

1. fifty-five
2. fifty five
3. fivty five
4. fivty-fife

Which number is not spelled correctly?

1. five
2. eight
3. twelf
4. thirteen

Which number is not spelled correctly?

1. fourteen
2. twenty-one
3. thirty-seven
4. fourty-nine

Which number is not spelled correctly?

1. eleven
2. nineteen
3. twentyone
4. thirty

Which number is not an ordinal number?

1. twelfth
2. twenty-third
3. fiftieth
4. one hundred

one thousand five hundred forty-five
=

1. 11554
2. 1545
3. 1554
4. 5451

2 x

1. once
2. twice
3. thrice
4. four times

How do you spell 'vijftigste' in English?

1. Fivetyth
2. Fiftieth
3. Fifth
4. Fiftyth

How do you spell achtenveertigste in English?

1. Fourty-eight
2. Fourtyeighth
3. Forty-eighth
4. Fortyeight

How do you spell the abbreviated (afgekorte) form of '11e' in English?

1. 11st
2. 11rd
3. 11nd
4. 11th

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