zeventien

zeventien

Seventeen.

This usage of 'zeventien' is as a cardinal number indicating a quantity.

Ik heb zeventien appels gekocht.

I bought seventeen apples.

Here, 'zeventien' refers to the numeral 17 in the 24-hour time format, equivalent to 5 PM.

Het is bijna zeventien uur, we moeten snel vertrekken.

It is almost seventeen hours, we have to leave quickly.

In this sentence, 'zeventien' functions as a number adjective modifying the noun 'flowers'.

Mijn oma heeft me verteld over zeventien verschillende soorten bloemen.

My grandmother told me about seventeen different kinds of flowers.