Breakdown of Das Baby ist schon dreiundsiebzig Zentimeter groß.
sein
to be
und
and
groß
big / tall
drei
three
das Baby
the baby
schon
already
siebzig
seventy
der Zentimeter
the centimeter
Questions & Answers about Das Baby ist schon dreiundsiebzig Zentimeter groß.
Why is 73 written as dreiundsiebzig instead of "siebzigunddrei"?
In German, compound numbers from 21 to 99 are formed "backwards" compared to English. You say the ones first, then und (and), and finally the tens. So 73 is literally "three-and-seventy" (drei-und-siebzig). Also, notice that the entire number is written together as one single word!
Doesn't groß usually mean "big"? Why is it translated as "tall" here?
Yes, groß typically means "big" or "large". However, in German, it is also the standard word used for someone's height. When talking about how tall a person, animal, or baby is, you always use groß.
If there are 73 of them, why doesn't Zentimeter have a plural ending like an "s"?
What is the difference between schon and schön?
They look very similar but have completely different meanings! schon (without the two dots on the o) means "already", which is used here to say the baby is already 73 centimeters tall. schön (with the umlaut) means "beautiful" or "nice".
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