Numbers and Math 1

Numbers one to five

• The number one (bat) is treated as an adjective, and goes to the right, and as takes grammatical suffixes.

  • Mutil baten liburua da. It is one boy's book.

• The rest of the numbers go the the left and are not changed.

  • Bi gizon daude. There are two men.
  • (note that gizon is in the Indefinite form)

Zenbat

• Zenbat (how many, how much) is used to make questions about quantity.

Verbs

• When discussing math, the verb IZAN (da/dira) is used, as this is always true.

  • Zenbat da sei gehi bi. How much is six plus two.
  • Hamar ken bederatzi bat da. Ten minus nine is one.
  • Sei gehi lau, hamar dira. Six plus four are ten.
  • Sei behi eta lau txerri hamar animalia dira. Six cows and four pigs are ten animals.

• When discussing quantity (how many or there are), EGON (dago, daude) is used.

  • Zenbat gizon daude? How many men are there?
  • Mutiko bat dago etxean. One boy is in the house.
  • Sei behi daude. There are six cows.

Vocabulary Numbers and Math 1

• zero: zero
• bat: one
• bi: two
• hiru: three
• lau: four
• bost: five
• euro: euro
• zenbat: How much/many?

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