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Dutch Numbers
If you're trying to learn Dutch Numbers which is also called Nederlands, check our courses about Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers... to help you with your
Dutch grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other
lessons listed on Learn Dutch (learn_dutch.php). Enjoy the rest of the lesson!

Dutch Numbers
Learning the Dutch Numbers is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the
Dutch language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Dutch.

Dutch cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity.

Grammar Tips:
In Dutch numbers from 1 to 20 are unique and therefore need to be memorized individually.

Numbers from 21 and upwards are formed by using the following pattern: for example 21 can be formed by using 1 + 20 while connecting them. In English we use for
example “twenty-one”, in Dutch we reverse this by putting the units first, and by adding a “en” (and) between units and tens.

21 = eenentwintig,

22 = tweeëntwintig, [notice the “ ¨ ” on the third “e“ – it’s put there for correct pronunciation)

23 = drieëntwintig,

24 = vierentwintig,

25 = vijfentwintig

Following this same pattern one can easily form all numbers upto one hundred.

30 = dertig

31 = eenendertig

32 = tweeëndertig

40 = veertig

50 = vijftig

60 = zestig

70 = zeventig

80 = tachtig [81 = eenentachtig]

90 = negentig

100 = honderd

Here are some examples:

English Numbers Dutch Numbers

numbers telwoorden

one een

two twee

three drie

four vier

five vijf

six zes

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English Numbers Dutch Numbers

seven zeven

eight acht

nine negen

ten tien

eleven elf

twelve twaalf

thirteen dertien

fourteen veertien

fifteen vijftien

sixteen zestien

seventeen zeventien

eighteen achttien

nineteen negentien

twenty twintig

hundred honderd

one thousand duizend

million miljoen

In Dutch one is spelled één to distinguish it from een the indefinite article in Dutch. Up to the numeral fourteen counting in Dutch is straight forward, for example eighteen
is achttien (acht + tien) Numerals above the twenty like twenty-eight en is added between the separate numerals - achtentwintig . 11, 12, 13 and 14 ara not eentien but
elf, tweetien but twaalf, drietien but dertien, viertien but veertien. The tens are counted bij putting –tig behind the numeral in question. Here again up to fifty th numerals
change, so nat tweeting but twintig, not drietig but derti and not viertiig but veertig.

Notice the structure of the Numbers in Dutch.

List of Ordinal Numbers in Dutch

Dutch Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set: first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity. They only show rank or position. Below is a list of
the Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers in Dutch. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Dutch vocabulary.

English Numbers Dutch Numbers

Ordinal Numbers rangtelwoorden

first eerste

second tweede

third derde

fourth vierde

fifth vijfde

sixth zesde

seventh zevende

eighth achtste

ninth negende

tenth tiende

eleventh elfde

twelfth twaalfde

thirteenth dertiende

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fourteenth veertiende

fifteenth vijftiende

sixteenth zestiende

seventeenth zeventiende

eighteenth achttiende

nineteenth negentiende

twentieth twintigste

once eenmaal

twice tweemaal

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