# Numbers and Math 1

### Numbers one to five

*   The number one (bat) is treated as an adjective, and goes to the right, and as takes grammatical suffixes.
    
    *   Mutil baten liburua da. It is one boy's book.
    
    
    
*   The rest of the numbers go the the left and are not changed.
    
    *   Bi gizon daude. There are two men.
    *   (note that gizon is in the Indefinite form)
    
    
    

### Zenbat

*   Zenbat (how many, how much) is used to make questions about quantity.

### Verbs

*   When discussing math, the verb IZAN (da/dira) is used, as this is always true.
    
    *   Zenbat da sei gehi bi. How much is six plus two.
    *   Hamar ken bederatzi bat da. Ten minus nine is one.
    *   Sei gehi lau, hamar dira. Six plus four are ten.
    *   Sei behi eta lau txerri hamar animalia dira. Six cows and four pigs are ten animals.
    
    
    
*   When discussing quantity (how many or there are), EGON (dago, daude) is used.
    
    *   Zenbat gizon daude? How many men are there?
    *   Mutiko bat dago etxean. One boy is in the house.
    *   Sei behi daude. There are six cows.
    
    
    

### Vocabulary Numbers and Math 1

*   zero: zero
*   bat: one
*   bi: two
*   hiru: three
*   lau: four
*   bost: five
*   euro: euro
*   zenbat: How much/many?

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