No. 15,749 in German
zwanzig
The German word "zwanzig" means "twenty" in English.
In a sentence
Ich habe zwanzig Äpfel gekauft.
I bought twenty apples.
In this sentence, 'zwanzig' is used as a numeral to indicate a quantity of twenty.
Das zwanzigste Kapitel des Buches ist besonders spannend.
The twentieth chapter of the book is particularly exciting.
Here, 'zwanzigste' is an ordinal number, modifying the word 'Kapitel' to indicate its order or position.
Wir treffen uns um zwanzig Uhr.
We meet at twenty o'clock (8 PM).
In this context, 'zwanzig' is used to denote time in the 24-hour format, specifically 8 PM.
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