Het cijfer
Example: Ik heb een goed cijfer gehaald voor mijn wiskundetoets.
Definition
"Het cijfer" refers to a numerical grade or score given to assess performance, especially in an educational context. For example, "Ik heb een goed cijfer gehaald voor mijn wiskundetoets" means receiving a good grade on a math test.
Etymology
The Dutch word "het cijfer" comes from the Italian 'cifra', meaning 'number' or 'digit', which itself originates from Arabic 'ṣifr', meaning 'zero'. This term traveled through European languages as numbers and numerical systems spread, eventually being used in Dutch to denote digits and grades.
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"Het cijfer" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Education - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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