No. 6,470 in Dutch
twaalf
"Twaalf" means "twelve" in English.
In a sentence
Er zijn twaalf maanden in een jaar.
There are twelve months in a year.
In this sentence, 'twaalf' is used as a cardinal numeral indicating the quantity of months.
Hij heeft twaalf boeken gelezen.
He has read twelve books.
Here, 'twaalf' serves as a modifier to specify the quantity of books read.
De klok slaat twaalf keer.
The clock chimes twelve times.
In this context, 'twaalf' is utilized to describe the frequency of the action performed by the clock.
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