No. 6,890 in Dutch
achtduizend
Eight thousand.
In a sentence
Ik heb achtduizend boeken in mijn bibliotheek.
I have eight thousand books in my library.
In this sentence, 'achtduizend' is used as a numeral to quantify the number of books in the library.
Het huis kostte achtduizend euro.
The house cost eight thousand euros.
Here, 'achtduizend' indicates a monetary value, representing the cost of the house.
De marathon besloeg een afstand van achtduizend meter.
The marathon covered a distance of eight thousand meters.
In this example, 'achtduizend' quantifies a measurement, the distance of the marathon.
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