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The project Zahl2Nombretranslates German numerals into French numerals.
It is interesting to know, that TextTransformer a kind of program, thats called a compiler compiler and a compiler is frequently described as a translator since it translates program code into a language which the computer understands. So TextTransformer is a tool for the construction of translators. The term "translator" corresponds to his everyday meaning at the project Zahl2Nombre.
The project can be downloaded here: Zahl2Nombre.ttp
A text for tsting Zahl2Nombre is: Zahl2Nombre_Test.txt
The text copy for this HTML page is: Zahl2Nombre.txt
The rules for the construction of the numerals are immediately known to every German-speaking reader. The task of writing such a translator nevertheless isn't an easy work even for a German native speaker and the resulting program isn't very clear. This is due to the fact, that natural-language expressions always contain irregularities and exceptions which make a formal representation difficult. Also the construction of French numerals is quite different from the German numerals. So, even if the German word has been analyzed correctly, the synthesis of the French word cannot be done 1:1.
E.g. the order of the single-digit numbers and the tenners is mixed up opposite in French and in German. The French "vingt et un" literally translatetd would be "zwanzig und eins" and not "einundzwanzig". Even more difficult is the translation of numbers greater than 70. The number "sechsundneunzig" is "quatre-vingt seize" in French, what would be translated literally: "vier-zwanzig-sechzehn" ("four-twenty-sixteen").
Because of these difficulties, it probably would make more sense in a serious application to make the first thousand numeral translations by a table. However, I have enjoyed this tossing work and at least for didactic purposes, it might be useful.
| German | French |
|---|---|
| null | zéro |
| eins | un |
| zwei | deux |
| drei | trois |
| vier | quatre |
| fünf | cinq |
| sechs | six |
| sieben | sept |
| acht | huit |
| neun | neuf |
| zehn | dix |
| elf | onze |
| zwölf | douze |
| dreizehn | treize |
| vierzehn | quatorze |
| fünfzehn | quinze |
| sechzehn | seize |
| siebzehn | dix-sept |
| achtzehn | dix-huit |
| neunzehn | dix-neuf |
| zwanzig | vingt |
| einundzwanzig | vingt et un |
| zweiundzwanzig | vingt-deux |
| dreiundzwanzig | vingt-trois |
| vierundzwanzig | vingt-quatre |
| fünfundzwanzig | vingt-cinq |
| sechsundzwanzig | vingt-six |
| siebenundzwanzig | vingt-sept |
| achtundzwanzig | vingt-huit |
| neunundzwanzig | vingt-neuf |
| dreißig | trente |
| einunddreißig | trente et un |
| zweiunddreißig | trente-deux |
| vierzig | quarante |
| einundvierzig | quarante et un |
| fünfzig | cinquante |
| einundfünfzig | cinquante et un |
| sechzig | soixante |
| einundsechzig | soixante et un |
| siebzig | soixante-dix |
| einundsiebzig | soixante et onze |
| zweiundsiebzig | soixante-douze |
| dreiundsiebzig | soixante-treize |
| achtzig | quatre-vingts |
| einundachtzig | quatre-vingt-un |
| zweiundachtzig | quatre-vingts-deux |
| dreiundachtzig | quatre-vingts-trois |
| neunzig | quatre-vingt-dix |
| einundneunzig | quatre-vingt-onze |
| sechsundneunzig | quatre-vingt-seize |
| neunundneunzig | quatre-vingt-dix-neuf |
| hundert | cent |
| hunderteins | cent un |
| hundertfünf | cent cinq |
| hundertzehn | cent dix |
| hundertzwanzig | cent vingt |
| zweihundert | deux cents |
| tausend | mille |
| tausendeins | mille un |
| tausendzweihundert | mille deux cents |
| zweitausend | deux mille |
| zweitausendzehn | deux mille dix |
| eine Million | un million |
Last update: 19.10.05
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