seventeenth

An adjective used to describe something that is next after the sixteenth in order or position.

• 🇩🇪Adjektiv, das die Position in einer Reihenfolge angibt: an siebzehnter Stelle stehend oder auf den sechzehnten folgend.

1. Ordinal number A2 formal

   Coming next after the sixteenth in a sequence or position.

   • He finished in seventeenth place in the race.
   • The seventeenth chapter of the book is very exciting.
   • She celebrated her seventeenth birthday last week.

   🇩🇪Siebzehnte

• more seventeenth comparative form
• most seventeenth superlative form

A noun referring to the position or rank that is number 17 in a sequential order.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das die Position oder den Rang Nummer 17 in einer Reihenfolge bezeichnet.

1. Position 17 in a series A2 formal

   The item or person that is number 17 in a sequence or list.

   • He finished in the seventeenth position in the race.
   • The seventeenth chapter of the book is the most exciting.
   • She was the seventeenth person to arrive at the party.

   🇩🇪Siebzehnte

• seventeenths plural form
• seventeenths' possessive plural form
• seventeenth's possessive singular form

The cardinal numeral representing the quantity of seventeen units; the seventeenth positive integer following sixteen; a prime number. Also functions as a noun (denoting the symbol, quantity, or group of seventeen), adjective/determiner (modifying nouns to indicate quantity), and pronoun (standing in for a plural noun phrase).

• 🇩🇪Kardinalzahl, die die Anzahl von siebzehn Gegenständen, Personen oder Zähleinheiten bezeichnet; auch als Substantiv, Artikelwort oder Pronomen verwendet.

1. Cardinal numeral: the number 17 A1 formal

   Used to denote a quantity of seventeen persons or things; the seventeenth positive integer in the sequence of natural numbers; a prime number; represents a seventeenfold quantity in counting, mathematics, and everyday usage.

   • There are seventeen chapters in the book.
   • She scored seventeen points in the tennis tournament.
   • Seventeen plus seventeen equals thirty-four.
   • The conference begins at seventeen hundred hours.
   • He collected seventeen rare stamps last year.

   🇩🇪Kardinalzahl: die Zahl 17

2. Noun: the number, symbol, or group of seventeen A2 formal

   A noun referring to the cardinal number seventeen; the numeral symbol 17 or XVII; a set, collection, or group consisting of seventeen items; a playing card displaying seventeen (in extended decks); a team or ensemble of seventeen members.

   • The number seventeen is considered lucky in some cultures.
   • Write the answer as a seventeen, not a seventy.
   • The ensemble consists of a seventeen of musicians.
   • In some card games, the seventeen is a bonus card.
   • The report mentions a seventeen of researchers on the project.

   🇩🇪Substantiv: die Zahl, das Symbol oder die Gruppe von siebzehn

3. Adjective/Determiner: amounting to seventeen A1 formal

   Used attributively before a noun to indicate that the quantity or number of the noun is seventeen; modifies plural countable nouns to specify exact quantity.

   • They booked a seventeen-day expedition to the mountains.
   • We need seventeen additional chairs for the auditorium.
   • The chemical solution requires seventeen milliliters of acid.
   • She has seventeen years of teaching experience.
   • Seventeen international organizations endorsed the declaration.

   🇩🇪Adjektiv/Determinativ: in der Menge von siebzehn

4. Pronoun: seventeen people or things (plural) B1 formal

   Used as a pronoun to refer to seventeen previously mentioned or understood persons or things; takes plural verb agreement.

   • Seventy applied, but only seventeen were accepted into the program.
   • I invited sixty guests; seventeen confirmed their attendance.
   • How many seats should we reserve? — Seventeen will be perfect.
   • Several companies bid, but seventeen were shortlisted for the contract.
   • Of the applications reviewed, seventeen were approved for grants.

   🇩🇪Pronomen: siebzehn Personen oder Dinge

• seventeenth ordinal