If you're trying to learn Afrikaans Numbers you will find some useful resources including a course about Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers... to help you with your Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Afrikaans Numbers displayed below is vital to the language. Afrikaans cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity.
In Afrikaans numbers from 1 to 20 are unique and therefore need to be memorized individually, for example een (1), twee (2), drie (3), vier (4), vyf (5), ses (6) ….. twintig (20)….etc. All the multiples of 10, like 20, 30, 40, 50 etc. also have to be learnt off by heart. They are: twintig (20), detig (30), veertig (40), vyftig (50)…etc.
Numbers from 21 and upwards are formed by using the following pattern: for example 21 can be formed by using 1 + 20 with one coming before the twenty and connecting them, for example: een-en-twintig (21) ; twee-en-twintig (22); drie-en-veertig (43) etc.
Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Afrikaans Numbers |
|---|---|
| numbers | nommers |
| one | een |
| two | twee |
| three | drie |
| four | vier |
| five | vyf |
| six | ses |
| seven | sewe |
| eight | agt |
| nine | nege |
| ten | tien |
| eleven | elf |
| twelve | twaalf |
| thirteen | dertien |
| fourteen | veertien |
| fifteen | vyftien |
| sixteen | sestien |
| seventeen | sewentien |
| eighteen | agtien |
| nineteen | negentien |
| twenty | twintig |
| hundred | honderd |
| one thousand | duisend |
| million | miljoen |
Notice the structure of the Numbers in Afrikaans.
Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Afrikaans vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Afrikaans Numbers |
|---|---|
| Ordinal Numbers | |
| first | eerste |
| second | tweede |
| third | derde |
| fourth | vierde |
| fifth | vyfde |
| sixth | sesde |
| seventh | sewende |
| eighth | agtste |
| ninth | negende |
| tenth | tiende |
| eleventh | elfde |
| twelfth | twaalfde |
| thirteenth | dertiende |
| fourteenth | veertiende |
| fifteenth | vyftiende |
| sixteenth | sestiende |
| seventeenth | sewentiende |
| eighteenth | agtiende |
| nineteenth | negentiende |
| twentieth | twintigste |
| once | een keer |
| twice | twee keer |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Afrikaans. Once you're done with Afrikaans Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Afrikaans lessons here: Learn Afrikaans. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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