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"Three hours, fifty minutes and sixteen seconds"
Translation:Drie uur, vijftig minuten en zestien seconden
3 years ago
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Luis_Domingos
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The singular form is usually used after numerals (check the "usage notes" here).
3 years ago
sim_schi
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But why is it used for the minutes and seconds? I'm confused. I typed "Drie uur, vijftig minut en zestien second"
2 years ago
Luis_Domingos
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The rule goes "singular for hour/uur, kwartier/quarter, year/jaar, time/keer, -maal/times [tweemaal = twice]", plural for the rest (day/dag, month/maand, week/week, century/eeuw, minute/minuut, second/seconde).
2 years ago