German’s my first language and I am kinda proficient in english but I never realized that the english numbers 13 to 19 work like like ours…
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LocoLobo@lemm.ee 1 day ago
Fun fact, english used to count the same way as german, and it still has the numbers in “reverse” from 13 to 19.
sockenklaus@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Enkers@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Eleven and twelve kinda are as well. They literally mean “one left” (ain-lif) and “two left” (twa-lif) with the “over ten” being implied.
jaaake@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’m 43 years old and this is the first time I’ve seen an explanation of these numbers. Thank you!