gennum

Generating German Numbers Tools

This scripts generates German numbers as text from 0 to 999999.

gennum.sh

This is a recreational bash script not recommended to use because of slow speed.

gennum.go

German Number as Text Generator

You can use gennum.go script to convert number or number ranges to text in German language.

This script written in Go and you can run it in project root:

go run tools/gennum/gennum.go -h

or you can build it an executable (e.g. exe in Windows) and then run:

go build tools/gennum/gennum.go

Examples

Using Help (click to expand)

$ go run tools/gennum/gennum.go -h                          
Usage:
  -d    print number also in digits at the beginning of the line
  -e int
        count until value
  -ein
        verbose ein in einhundert, eintausend etc.
  -h    show usage help
  -o    print ordinal numbers instad of cardinals
  -p    use parentheses in (ein)hundert, tausend(und)zwei etc.
  -s int
        start number from
  -und
        verbose und in hundertundeins, tausendundzwei etc.

Cardinal Numbers (click to expand)

$ go run tools/gennum/gennum.go -s 1000 -e 1010 -ein -und -p -d
Verbose on: (ein), (und)
Generating 'cardinal' numbers from 1000 to 1010
1000 = (ein)tausend
1001 = (ein)tausend(und)eins
1002 = (ein)tausend(und)zwei
1003 = (ein)tausend(und)drei
1004 = (ein)tausend(und)vier
1005 = (ein)tausend(und)fünf
1006 = (ein)tausend(und)sechs
1007 = (ein)tausend(und)sieben
1008 = (ein)tausend(und)acht
1009 = (ein)tausend(und)neun
1010 = (ein)tausend(und)zehn

Ordinal Numbers (click to expand)

$ go run tools/gennum/gennum.go -s 1000 -e 1010 -ein -und -p -d -o
Verbose on: (ein), (und)
Generating 'ordinal' numbers from 1000 to 1010
1000 = (ein)tausendste
1001 = (ein)tausend(und)erste
1002 = (ein)tausend(und)zweite
1003 = (ein)tausend(und)dritte
1004 = (ein)tausend(und)vierte
1005 = (ein)tausend(und)fünfte
1006 = (ein)tausend(und)sechste
1007 = (ein)tausend(und)siebte
1008 = (ein)tausend(und)achte
1009 = (ein)tausend(und)neunte
1010 = (ein)tausend(und)zehnte

Cardinal Numbers Without Verbosing (click to expand)

$ go run tools/gennum/gennum.go -s 111000 -e 111010
Generating 'cardinal' numbers from 111000 to 111010
hundertelftausend
hundertelftausendeins
hundertelftausendzwei
hundertelftausenddrei
hundertelftausendvier
hundertelftausendfünf
hundertelftausendsechs
hundertelftausendsieben
hundertelftausendacht
hundertelftausendneun
hundertelftausendzehn

Ordinal Numbers Without Verbosing (click to expand)

$ go run tools/gennum/gennum.go -s 111000 -e 111010 -o
Generating 'ordinal' numbers from 111000 to 111010
hundertelftausendste
hundertelftausenderste
hundertelftausendzweite
hundertelftausenddritte
hundertelftausendvierte
hundertelftausendfünfte
hundertelftausendsechste
hundertelftausendsiebte
hundertelftausendachte
hundertelftausendneunte
hundertelftausendzehnte

Warnings or information logs are redirected to stderr, so don't worry about them. If you direct output a text file only numbers will go to the file, logs will shown on your terminal window only.

$ go run tools/gennum/gennum.go -s 111000 -e 111010 -o > temp_file.txt
Generating 'ordinal' numbers from 111000 to 111010

Content of temp_file.txt is now:

hundertelftausendste
hundertelftausenderste
hundertelftausendzweite
...