Twelve - Zwölf (The 1080th Most Common German Word)

The German translation for Twelve is Zwölf. This word often comes up when talking about numbers & quantity. It is classified as a A2 word, and is the 1080th most commonly used word in German. It can be used as noun. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app for offline access to this and the other 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

en English: twelve

de German: zwölf

Examples

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There are twelve months in a year. Ein Jahr hat zwölf Monate.
I bought it for about twelve dollars. Ich habe es für ungefähr zwölf Dollar gekauft.
They have twelve children. Sie haben zwölf Kinder.
My kid brother is twelve. Mein kleiner Bruder ist zwölf.
In the justice system of the United States, there are twelve people on a jury. Im Rechtssystem der Vereinigten Staaten besteht eine Jury aus zwölf Geschworenen.
I spent twelve hours on the train. Ich habe zwölf Stunden im Zug verbracht.
The committee consists of twelve members. Das Komitee besteht aus zwölf Mitgliedern.
Twelve people were injured in the accident. Beim Unfall wurden zwölf Menschen verletzt.

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Twelve - Zwölf (The 1080th Most Common German Word)
This stable contains twelve stalls. Dieser Stall enthält zwölf Boxen.
I slept twelve hours yesterday. Ich habe gestern zwölf Stunden geschlafen.
A year has twelve months. Ein Jahr hat zwölf Monate.
Twelve years is old for a dog. Zwölf Jahre ist alt für einen Hund.
His voice broke when he was twelve. Er ist mit zwölf Jahren in den Stimmbruch gekommen.
Twelve is an even number. Zwölf ist eine gerade Zahl.
She has just turned twelve. Sie ist gerade zwölf geworden.
In one year there are twelve months. Ein Jahr hat zwölf Monate.
One year has twelve months. Ein Jahr hat zwölf Monate.
Four soldiers and twelve civilians were killed. Vier Soldaten und zwölf Zivilisten wurden getötet.
Tom was exactly twelve minutes late. Tom kam genau zwölf Minuten zu spät.
Three times four is twelve. Drei mal vier ist zwölf.
Twelve divided by three is four. Zwölf geteilt durch drei ist vier.

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Twelve - Zwölf (The 1080th Most Common German Word)

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