No. 3,832 in Dutch
veertigtal
Approximately forty; a group or quantity of about forty.
In a sentence
Een veertigtal kinderen speelde in het park.
About forty children were playing in the park.
The word 'veertigtal' is used as a numerical approximation to indicate a group of about forty children.
We hebben een veertigtal pagina's gelezen uit het boek.
We read about forty pages from the book.
Here, 'veertigtal' approximates the quantity of pages.
Een veertigtal vogels vloog voorbij.
About forty birds flew by.
In this context, 'veertigtal' describes an estimated count of birds passing by.
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