उनहत्तर (unahattar)
numeral
The numeral for sixty-nine (69) in counting and quantities.
Sense
1
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the number sixty-nine (69)
numeral
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: Hindi numerals from 1 to 100 are famously irregular, and उनहत्तर (unahattar) is a good example -- most native speakers today will confirm a number like this by writing or texting the digits '69' rather than risk a slip, so don't feel bad if you do the same at first. It follows the common pattern of 'one less than seventy' numerals (like उनसठ, unsath, 'fifty-nine') sharing the ऊन- prefix, which can help with recognition even though it doesn't help with production.
Common Mistakes: 1) Like other Hindi numerals in this range, उनहत्तर (unahattar) must simply be memorized as its own word -- it is not built predictably from ऊन (oon, 'minus one') plus सत्तर (sattar, 'seventy') the way an English speaker might expect from a compositional number system. 2) Learners sometimes confuse it with the visually/phonetically similar उन्नीस (unniis, 'nineteen') or सत्तर (sattar, 'seventy') -- double-check which decade is meant.
Sample Sentences:
इस डिब्बे में उनहत्तर आम हैं।
There are sixty-nine mangoes in this box.
(is dibbe men unahattar aam hain।)
मेरे दादाजी की उम्र उनहत्तर साल है।
My grandfather's age is sixty-nine years.
(mere daadaajii kii umr unahattar saal hai।)
पिछले साल हमारी टीम ने उनहत्तर रन बनाए थे।
Last year our team scored sixty-nine runs.
(pichhle saal hamaarii tiim ne unahattar ran banaae the।)
क्या इस सूची में सच में उनहत्तर नाम हैं?
Does this list really have sixty-nine names?
(kyaa is soochii men sach men unahattar naam hain?)
अगर गिनती सही हो तो यहाँ उनहत्तर कुर्सियाँ होनी चाहिए।
If the count is correct, there should be sixty-nine chairs here.
(agar gintii sahii ho to yahaan unahattar kursiyaan honii chaahie।)
अगर वहाँ उनहत्तर मज़दूर होते, तो काम जल्दी पूरा हो जाता।
If there had been sixty-nine laborers there, the work would have finished quickly.
(agar vahaan unahattar mazdoor hote, to kaam jaldii pooraa ho jaataa।)
कृपया गिनकर बताइए कि डिब्बे में उनहत्तर पैकेट हैं या नहीं।
Please count and tell me whether there are sixty-nine packets in the box or not.
(kripyaa ginkar bataaie ki dibbe men unahattar paiket hain yaa nahiin।)
अगली बार से मैं उनहत्तर की जगह सीधे 69 लिख दूँगा, गलती की गुंजाइश नहीं रहेगी।
From next time I'll just write 69 directly instead of 'unhattar' -- there won't be any room for error.
(aglii baar se main unahattar kii jagah siidhe 69 likh doongaa, galtii kii gunjaaish nahiin rahegii।)
रिपोर्ट में लिखा गया था कि उनहत्तर मामले दर्ज हुए।
It was written in the report that sixty-nine cases were registered.
(riport men likhaa gayaa thaa ki unahattar maamle darj hue।)