This is the 337th most frequent Dutch word.
zeven
The Dutch word "zeven" means "seven" in English.
Here, 'zeven' is a verb meaning 'to sift' and relates to the action of sifting flour.
We moeten het meel zeven voordat we het gebruiken.
We need to sift the flour before using it.
The term 'zevende' (derived from 'zeven') acts as an ordinal number to describe the specific floor.
Ik woon op de zevende verdieping.
I live on the seventh floor.
In this sentence, 'zeven' is used as a number to indicate the quantity of apples.