No. 2,222 in Dutch
negentiende
"Negentiende" means "nineteenth" in English.
In a sentence
De negentiende eeuw was een tijd van grote veranderingen.
The nineteenth century was a time of great change.
Here, 'negentiende' is used as an ordinal numeral to describe the century, functioning as an adjective.
Hij werd de negentiende persoon die deze taak volbracht.
He became the nineteenth person to accomplish this task.
In this example, 'negentiende' specifies the rank or position as an ordinal numeral.
Het boek in negentiende positie op de plank is mijn favoriete roman.
The book in the nineteenth position on the shelf is my favorite novel.
'Negentiende' describes the specific numerical position of the book on the shelf, functioning as descriptive information.
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