No. 701 in Dutch
vijftien
Fifteen.
In a sentence
Er zijn vijftien appels in de mand.
There are fifteen apples in the basket.
The word "vijftien" is used as a cardinal number to denote a quantity.
We vertrekken om vijftien minuten na drie.
We are leaving at fifteen minutes past three.
Here, "vijftien" specifies the exact number of minutes past a certain time, indicating time measurement.
Mijn huis is vijftien jaar oud.
My house is fifteen years old.
In this context, "vijftien" describes the specific number of years as an age descriptor.
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