Numbers

1. En, to, tre

   One, two, three

   Usage

   Basic counting numbers in Danish

   Grammar Note

   "En" is also the indefinite article for common gender; "et" for neuter

2. Fire, fem, seks

   Four, five, six

   Usage

   Numbers four through six

   Grammar Note

   Numbers are very similar across all three Scandinavian languages

3. Syv, otte, ni, ti

   Seven, eight, nine, ten

   Usage

   Numbers seven through ten

   Grammar Note

   "Otte" (8) has the characteristic Danish soft "t" sound

4. Tyve, tredive, fyrre

   Twenty, thirty, forty

   Usage

   Tens: twenty, thirty, forty

   Grammar Note

   Danish tens have unique forms reflecting historical vigesimal (base-20) counting

5. Halvtreds, tres, halvfjerds

   Fifty, sixty, seventy

   Usage

   Danish's unique and complex number system based on twenties

   Grammar Note

   Danish 50-90 use vigesimal system: halvtreds=2.5×20, tres=3×20, halvfjerds=3.5×20

6. Hundrede, tusind

   Hundred, thousand

   Usage

   Large numbers for prices and quantities

   Grammar Note

   "Hundrede" is cognate with English "hundred"

7. Det koster to hundrede kroner

   It costs two hundred kroner

   Usage

   Express a price in Danish kroner

   Grammar Note

   "Krone" is Denmark's currency; plural is "kroner"

8. Klokken er halv tre

   It is half past two (2:30)

   Usage

   Express 2:30; "halv tre" = half-way to three

   Grammar Note

   Pan-Scandinavian time expression: "halv + hour" = 30 min before that hour

9. Første, anden, tredje

   First, second, third

   Usage

   Ordinal numbers for expressing order or floors

   Grammar Note

   "Første" (1st) is irregular; similar forms across all Scandinavian languages

10. Jeg har brug for to billetter

    I need two tickets

    Usage

    Request a specific number of tickets or items

    Grammar Note

    "Har brug for" (need) literally means "have use for"; idiomatic construction

11. Jeg er syvogtyve år gammel.

    I'm 27 years old

    Usage

    Answer to "Hvor gammel er du?" (How old are you?); swap the numeral for another age

    Grammar Note

    Danish states age with "være" (to be); DDO gives "Da han var 15 år gammel forlod han skolen". The numeral puts the unit first and is written as one word: syv (7) + og (and) + tyve (20)

12. Jeg fylder otteogtyve år i år.

    I turn 28 this year

    Usage

    Say that your birthday falls later this year and you will reach the next age

    Grammar Note

    Reaching an age uses "fylde" (DDO: "opnå en vis alder, ofte udtrykt ved et helt antal år", examples "fylde 18 år", "fylde 67 år"). The present tense carries the scheduled-future reading

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