VI. O'er di Telwoorde.
VI. Numerals.
| 1. Telwoorde druk getalle uit. Daar is twe soorte van Telwoorde:- |
1. Numerals express numbers and are of two classes:- |
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| Onbepaalde, soos: feul, min, baing ens. |
indefinite, as: many, few, etc. |
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| Bepaalde. Di word weer ferdeel in twe soorte:- |
definite, which are again divided in two classes:- |
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| a. Di getal self, soos: een, twe dri ens. |
a. the number itself, as: one, two, three, etc. |
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| b. Di getal as hoedanigshydswoord soos eerste, twede, en ferder tot 19, deur de agter di getal te set (agste is di enigste uitsondering hiirop) en fan 20 en ferder deur ste agteran te las. In Engels is di eerste 3 (first, second en third) onreelmatig, mar ferder reelmatig deur th agter di getal te foeg. |
b. the number as adjective, as: first, second, third, etc. This last class, of numeral adjectives, derived from the first, of cardinal numerals, are formed regularly in Cape Dutch, by adding the suffix de to all numbers from 1 to 19 except 1 and 8, where ste is added, as all further numbers from 20 upwards. In English after first, second and third the formation is also regular, by adding the suffix th. |
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| 2. As di telwoorde fer hoedanighydswoorde gebruik word, dan word, hulle netso ferbuig in Afrikaans, mar ni in Engels ni. |
2. When Numerals are used as Adjectives they are declined in the same way, in Cape Dutch, but not in English. |
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| Anmerking. - Di Engelse taalkunde reken di Telwoorde onder di Hoedanighydswoorde; mar juis omdat hulle ni 'n hoedanighyd mar 'n hoefeelhyd andui hou ons liwer de oue maniir om hulle apart te behandel. |
Note. - In most English grammars Numerals are classified under Adjectives, but as they do not express an attribute or quality but a quantity we prefer the old style of treating them separately. |
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| Oefening: - Wys di Telwoorde an in di follende sinne en tot watter soort hulle behoor: - Ek het dikwils gesê; liwers tiin troue frinde as 'n menigte ontroue. Dis di eerste mal, mar pasop as dit weer gebeur! Fiir maal elf is fiir-en-feertig. Hy had baing druiwe in di wingerd, mar min wyn in di kelder, net fiir fate fan ses lê'er en dri fate fan séwe lë'er elk. |
Exercise: - Point out the Numerals in the following sentences, showing to what class they belong: I have often said: rather ten faithful friends than a multitude of unfaithful ones. This is the first time, but beware if this happens again! Four times eleven are forty four. He had many sorts of grapes in his garden, but little wine in his cellar, only four vats of six leagers and three vats of seven leagers each. |
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