No. 2,899 in Dutch
achttien
The number eighteen.
In a sentence
Ik ben achttien jaar oud.
I am eighteen years old.
Here, "achttien" functions as a cardinal number referring to the age of the speaker.
Er zijn achttien appels in de mand.
There are eighteen apples in the basket.
In this sentence, "achttien" quantifies the number of apples, used as a cardinal number.
We vieren vandaag de achttiende verjaardag van Sara.
Today we celebrate Sara’s eighteenth birthday.
The word "achttiende" indicates ordinal use, pertaining to the sequence of Sara's birthdays.
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