In Berlin and beyond: numbers 32-100, present tense of strong verbs

When English ‘c’ is soft, German is often ‘z’, e.g., 'Zentrum', 'Zirkus', 'Zelle'. Spelling patterns like this help us identify cognates, which in turn support our understanding of German. For numbers 13-99, say the 2nd digit first, e.g., 'vierundzwanzig' = 24. For 21-99, add ‘und’ between the two numbers. German numbers are always written as one word, so some can be very long; break them down to understand them more easily. Strong verbs change the vowel in 'du' and 'er, sie, es' forms; verb endings have the same pattern as weak verbs.