बत्तीस (battiis)
numeral
The number 32 (thirty-two), used for counting and as a numeral adjective.
Sense
1
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the number thirty-two
numeral
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Hindi numerals from 1 to 100 are each their own memorized word rather than built compositionally like English 'thirty-two,' so learners typically just have to drill बत्तीस (battiis) as a standalone item rather than deriving it from तीस (tiis, 'thirty') and दो (do, 'two'). A common colloquial idiom worth knowing separately is बत्तीसी (battiisii), literally 'the set of thirty-two' referring to the full set of teeth, used in phrases like बत्तीसी दिखाना (battiisii dikhaanaa, 'to show one's teeth,' i.e. to grin broadly).
Common Mistakes: 1) Like other Hindi numerals, बत्तीस (battiis) precedes the noun it counts and does not change form for gender or case: बत्तीस किताबें (battiis kitaaben, 'thirty-two books') and बत्तीस लड़के (battiis ladke, 'thirty-two boys') both use the same form.
Sample Sentences:
मेरी उम्र बत्तीस साल है।
I am thirty-two years old.
(merii umr battiis saal hai।)
इस बस में बत्तीस सीटें हैं।
This bus has thirty-two seats.
(is bas men battiis siiten hain।)
कल हमारी टीम ने बत्तीस रन बनाए।
Yesterday our team scored thirty-two runs.
(kal hamaarii tiim ne battiis ran banaae।)
अगले महीने मेरी उम्र बत्तीस हो जाएगी।
Next month I will turn thirty-two.
(agle mahiine merii umr battiis ho jaaegii।)
कमरे में बत्तीस कुर्सियाँ रखी गई थीं।
Thirty-two chairs had been placed in the room.
(kamre men battiis kursiyaan rakhii gaii thiin।)
कृपया इन बत्तीस फाइलों को अलग रख दीजिए।
Please set these thirty-two files aside.
(kripyaa in battiis phaailon ko alag rakh diijie।)
अगर उसके पास बत्तीस हज़ार रुपये होते, तो वह गाड़ी खरीद लेता।
If he had thirty-two thousand rupees, he would buy a car.
(agar uske paas battiis hazaar rupye hote, to vah gaadii khariid letaa।)
शायद इस स्कूल में बत्तीस बच्चे हों।
Perhaps there are thirty-two children in this school.
(shaayad is skool men battiis bachche hon।)
हर बॉक्स में बत्तीस पीस आते हैं।
Thirty-two pieces come in every box.
(har boks men battiis piis aate hain।)
दंत चिकित्सा शास्त्र में मुँह में बत्तीस दाँतों का उल्लेख मिलता है।
In dental science, mention is found of thirty-two teeth in the mouth.
(dant chikitsaa shaastr men munh men battiis daanton kaa ullekh miltaa hai।)