siebzehn
seventeen
The cardinal number 17, which denotes the quantity between sixteen and eighteen.
EXAMPLE
In der Kiste sind noch genau siebzehn Äpfel.
There are exactly seventeen apples left in the crate.
siebzehn
seventeen
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Meanings
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Word structure
The number word is made up of 'sieben' (seven) and 'zehn' (ten). Unlike most other numbers between 13 and 19, the ending '-en' of the first part is dropped.
EXAMPLE
Es sind siebzehn, nicht siebenzehn Kilometer bis zur nächsten Stadt.
It is seventeen, not siebenzehn, kilometers to the next town.
Use as a noun
Like other numbers, 'siebzehn' (seventeen) can also be used as a noun. In this case it is capitalized and has the article 'die'.
EXAMPLE
Die Siebzehn gilt in manchen Kulturen als Unglückszahl.
The number seventeen is considered an unlucky number in some cultures.
Typical collocations
'Siebzehn' (seventeen) is often used to indicate an age or a time. For the time, the form 'siebzehn Uhr' is common for 5 p.m.
EXAMPLE
Meine Nichte ist gerade siebzehn Jahre alt geworden.
My niece has just turned seventeen years old.
Compare with
siebzehn vs siebzig
seventy
Siebzehn and siebzig both refer to a number beginning with „sieb-“, but they differ clearly in their endings and therefore in the quantity. „Siebzehn“ stands for 17, while „siebzig“ stands for 70. When listening, pay particular attention to whether the number ends in „-zehn“ or „-zig“.
siebzehn
Für die Klassenfahrt haben sich siebzehn Schülerinnen und Schüler angemeldet.
Seventeen students have signed up for the class trip.
siebzig
Für die Klassenfahrt wurden siebzig Plätze im Bus reserviert.
Seventy seats on the bus were reserved for the class trip.
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