Word
De derde auto is te duur.
Meaning
The third car is too expensive.
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Questions & Answers about De derde auto is te duur.
I know the number three is drie. Why is 'third' derde instead of 'driede'?
Derde is an irregular ordinal number. While most numbers from 2 to 19 just add -de to the normal number (like vierde for fourth), 1st (eerste), 3rd (derde), and 8th (achtste) have special forms you just have to memorize.
Does the word derde change if it describes a het word instead of a de word?
No, it stays exactly the same. When an adjective comes before a noun, we often have to add an -e to the end. But since ordinal numbers like derde (and all others ending in -de or -ste) already end in an -e, they never get an extra one.
The word te translates to 'too'. Can I use it to say 'I like cars too'?
No, you would use ook for that! In Dutch, te only means 'too' when it indicates an excessive amount, like here with te duur (too expensive) or te snel (too fast). When you mean 'also' or 'as well', you must use ook.