पैंतालीस (paintaaliis)
numeral
The number forty-five (paintaaliis), used for counting and quantities. A single-sense numeral like most Hindi numbers.
Sense
1
:
the number 45
numeral
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Hindi numbers from 21 to 99 each have their own unique, non-transparent form (unlike English's neat tens-plus-units pattern), and पैंतालीस (paintaaliis) is a good example -- native speakers just know it as a single word, the way you know 'eleven' isn't built from 'ten' and 'one.' You will hear it constantly in prices, ages, and phone numbers, so it is worth drilling early despite the irregularity.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to build this compositionally from चालीस (chaaliis, forty) plus पांच (paanch, five), but like most Hindi numbers 21-99, पैंतालीस (paintaaliis) is a fused, irregular form that must simply be memorized rather than derived. 2) It is easy to confuse with पचास (pachaas, fifty) or चौंतीस (chauntiis, thirty-four) due to the similar shapes and sounds of Hindi numerals in this range -- careful listening practice helps.
Sample Sentences:
मेरे पापा की उम्र पैंतालीस साल है।
My father is forty-five years old.
(mere paapaa kii umr paintaaliis saal hai।)
यह कुर्ता पैंतालीस रुपये का है।
This kurta costs forty-five rupees.
(yah kurtaa paintaaliis rupye kaa hai।)
उसका फोन नंबर नौ, दो, पैंतालीस, बारह से शुरू होता है।
His phone number starts with nine, two, forty-five, twelve.
(uskaa phon nambar nau, do, paintaaliis, baarah se shuroo hotaa hai।)
पिछले साल हमारी टीम ने पैंतालीस मैच जीते थे।
Last year our team won forty-five matches.
(pichhle saal hamaarii tiim ne paintaaliis maich jiite the।)
अगले महीने तक यह इमारत पैंतालीस साल पुरानी हो जाएगी।
By next month this building will turn forty-five years old.
(agle mahiine tak yah imaarat paintaaliis saal puraanii ho jaaegii।)
कृपया पैंतालीस नंबर की सीट पर बैठिए।
Please sit in seat number forty-five.
(kripyaa paintaaliis nambar kii siit par baithie।)
अगर उसने पैंतालीस अंक और लिए होते तो वह पास हो जाता।
If he had scored forty-five more marks, he would have passed.
(agar usne paintaaliis ank aur lie hote to vah paas ho jaataa।)
शायद कमरे में पैंतालीस लोग रहे होंगे।
There were probably forty-five people in the room.
(shaayad kamre men paintaaliis log rahe honge।)
बस में पैंतालीस सीटें हैं, इससे ज्यादा नहीं।
The bus has forty-five seats, not more than that.
(bas men paintaaliis siiten hain, isse jyaadaa nahiin।)
इस सड़क की रफ्तार सीमा पैंतालीस किलोमीटर प्रति घंटा तय की गई है।
The speed limit on this road has been set at forty-five kilometers per hour.
(is sadak kii raphtaar siimaa paintaaliis kilomiitar prati ghantaa tay kii gaii hai।)
वह हर हफ्ते पैंतालीस मिनट योग करता है।
He does yoga for forty-five minutes every week.
(vah har haphte paintaaliis minat yog kartaa hai।)