Die natürliche Zahl zwischen der Acht und der Zehn.
The number 9. It comes after eight and before ten.
Gender: feminin (die). Plural: die Neunen.
🇬🇧 Ordinal: ninth (the 'e' is dropped: nine → ninth). Common collocations: nine-to-five (working hours), dressed to the nines (dressed very smartly), a stitch in time saves nine (proactive action prevents bigger problems).
'Dressed to the nines' means dressed very elegantly and smartly. 'A stitch in time saves nine' is a proverb meaning that fixing a small problem early prevents it from becoming a bigger one. A cat is said to have nine lives in English folklore.
Beispielsätze
"Da sind neun Spielzeugmänner."
🇬🇧 "There are nine toy men."
"Da sind neun Weinflaschen auf dem Tisch."
🇬🇧 "There are nine wine bottles on the table."