No. 7,858 in Dutch
dozen
The Dutch word "dozen" means "boxes" in English.
In a sentence
Ik heb een paar dozen nodig om mijn spullen in te verhuizen.
I need a few boxes to move my belongings in.
In this sentence, 'dozen' is the plural form of 'doos', which means 'box' in Dutch.
Er zitten tientallen eieren in die dozen in de keuken.
There are dozens of eggs in those boxes in the kitchen.
Here, 'dozen' is again used as the plural of 'doos' (boxes), and it refers to the containers holding the eggs.
Hij kocht een dozijn bloemen voor haar verjaardag.
He bought a dozen flowers for her birthday.
In this case, the word 'dozijn' (singular form related to 'dozen') means 'a group of twelve items', demonstrating its use to refer to a numerical grouping.
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