पचासी (pachaasii)
numeral
The number eighty-five (85), used for counting and as an ordinal-style label in dates, ages, and quantities.
Sense
1
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the number 85
numeral
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Hindi numerals from 1 to 99 are each their own word rather than following a clean formula like English, so पचासी (pachaasii) is simply learned as a whole -- most Delhi learners drill these in blocks of ten (81-90) rather than trying to reconstruct them from पचास (pachaas) and पाँच (paanch).
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse पचासी (pachaasii, '85') with पचहत्तर (pachahattar, '75') or पचानवे (pachaanve, '95') since all three share the पचा- (pachaa) start; the endings need careful listening practice. 2) Like other Hindi numerals above twenty, पचासी (pachaasii) is a single memorized word rather than a compound built predictably from पचास (pachaas, '50') and पाँच (paanch, '5'), so learners should not try to derive it logically.
Sample Sentences:
मेरे पापा की उम्र पचासी साल है।
My father is eighty-five years old.
(mere paapaa kii umr pachaasii saal hai।)
इस किताब में पचासी पन्ने हैं।
This book has eighty-five pages.
(is kitaab men pachaasii panne hain।)
उसे परीक्षा में पचासी नंबर मिले।
He got eighty-five marks in the exam.
(use pariikshaa men pachaasii nambar mile।)
अगर टीम पचासी रन बना लेती तो मैच जीत जाती।
If the team had scored eighty-five runs, they would have won the match.
(agar tiim pachaasii ran banaa letii to maich jiit jaatii।)
क्या इस बस में पचासी सीटें हैं?
Does this bus have eighty-five seats?
(kyaa is bas men pachaasii siiten hain?)
कृपया पचासी रुपये का टिकट ले लीजिए।
Please take the ticket that costs eighty-five rupees.
(kripyaa pachaasii rupye kaa tikat le liijie।)
अगली बार वह पचासी किलोमीटर तक साइकिल चलाएगा।
Next time he will cycle up to eighty-five kilometers.
(aglii baar vah pachaasii kilomiitar tak saaikil chalaaegaa।)
शायद इस गाँव की आबादी पचासी हज़ार हो।
Perhaps this village's population is eighty-five thousand.
(shaayad is gaanv kii aabaadii pachaasii hazaar ho।)
फ़ाइल में पचासी दस्तावेज़ रखे गए थे।
Eighty-five documents had been kept in the file.
(faail men pachaasii dastaavez rakhe gae the।)