सत्तासी (sattaasii)
numeral
The numeral meaning 'eighty-seven' (87), used for counting and as a written/spoken number.
Sense
1
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the number 87
numeral
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Like most Hindi numbers between 21 and 99, सत्तासी (sattaasii) is an irregular fused form rather than a predictable compound, which is why Hindi speakers themselves often just memorize the 1-100 chart in school rather than derive numbers on the fly. You will meet it most in prices, ages, and phone/address digits rather than in any idiom.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to build this compositionally from सत् (sat) + अस्सी (assii, eighty) the way English builds 'eighty-seven'; Hindi numerals from 21-99 are mostly memorized as single fused words rather than assembled, so सत्तासी (sattaasii) has to be learned as its own item, not derived on the fly. 2) It is easily confused with सत्तर (sattar, seventy) and सैंतासी (saintaasii, eighty-seven's neighbor thirty-seven) due to similar sound patterns -- double-check the number when listening quickly.
Sample Sentences:
इस किताब की कीमत सत्तासी रुपये है।
This book costs eighty-seven rupees.
(is kitaab kii kiimat sattaasii rupye hai।)
मेरे दादाजी की उम्र सत्तासी साल है।
My grandfather's age is eighty-seven years.
(mere daadaajii kii umr sattaasii saal hai।)
पिछले साल परीक्षा में सत्तासी बच्चे पास हुए थे।
Last year, eighty-seven children passed the exam.
(pichhle saal pariikshaa men sattaasii bachche paas hue the।)
उसका फ़ोन नंबर सत्तासी से शुरू होता है।
Her phone number starts with eighty-seven.
(uskaa fon nambar sattaasii se shuroo hotaa hai।)
अगर हम सत्तासी रुपये और जोड़ दें, तो कुल दो सौ हो जाएँगे।
If we add eighty-seven more rupees, the total will become two hundred.
(agar ham sattaasii rupye aur jod den, to kul do sau ho jaaenge।)
मकान नंबर सत्तासी ढूँढ लो, वहीं मीटिंग है।
Find house number eighty-seven, the meeting is right there.
(makaan nambar sattaasii dhoondh lo, vahiin miiting hai।)
यदि उसकी उम्र सत्तासी होती, तो वह अब तक रिटायर हो चुका होता।
If his age were eighty-seven, he would have retired by now.
(yadi uskii umr sattaasii hotii, to vah ab tak ritaayar ho chukaa hotaa।)
बस में सत्तासी सीटें उपलब्ध हैं।
There are eighty-seven seats available on the bus.
(bas men sattaasii siiten uplabdh hain।)
सत्तासी नंबर की गेंद पर उसने चौका मारा।
He hit a four on the eighty-seventh ball.
(sattaasii nambar kii gend par usne chaukaa maaraa।)
कुल सत्तासी फॉर्म जमा किए गए।
A total of eighty-seven forms were submitted.
(kul sattaasii phorm jamaa kie gae।)