No. 988 in Dutch
tachtig
Eighty.
In a sentence
Hij is precies tachtig jaar oud.
He is exactly eighty years old.
The word 'tachtig' is used here as a quantifier to indicate an exact age.
Er waren tachtig mensen op het feest.
There were eighty people at the party.
Here, 'tachtig' functions as a numerical adjective to describe the quantity of attendees.
Tachtig procent van de studenten slaagde.
Eighty percent of the students passed.
In this context, 'tachtig' is used to denote a percentage, representing a part of a whole.
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