No. 1,538 in Dutch
dertien
Thirteen.
In a sentence
Ik heb gisteren dertien appels gekocht.
I bought thirteen apples yesterday.
In this sentence, 'dertien' serves as a numeral denoting the quantity.
De wedstrijd duurde dertien minuten langer dan verwacht.
The match lasted thirteen minutes longer than expected.
Here, 'dertien' is used to measure time duration, indicating 'thirteen' as the count of minutes.
Hij wordt dertien jaar oud volgende maand.
He will turn thirteen years old next month.
In this context, 'dertien' describes age as a specific number, referring to 'thirteen years old'.
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