Vocabulary
elf
/ɛlf/· number
eleven
Ages, house numbers, times. Like English „eleven“, it's a word of its own: the -zehn pattern only starts at 13.
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Forms
- in Ziffern
- 11
- Ordinalzahl
- der elfte
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
elf
eleven
Zehn und eins ist elf.
Ten and one is eleven.
Common combinations
- um elfat eleven (o'clock)
- elf Jahreeleven years
Common learner mistakes
- einzehnelf11 and 12 have their own words, just like in English: elf, zwölf. The -zehn pattern starts at 13: dreizehn.
Real examples
- Zehn, elf, zwölf!Ten, eleven, twelve!
- Wie alt bist du? – Elf.How old are you? – Eleven.
- Meine Hausnummer ist elf.My house number is eleven.