अठाईस (athaaiis)

numeral The cardinal number 28 (athaaiis), used for counting, dates, and quantities.
Sense 1 : the number 28
numeral
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Like most Hindi numbers from 21 to 99, अठाईस (athaaiis) has to be memorized as its own word rather than built predictably from अठ (ath, 'eight') plus a tens-marker -- this is just how the Hindi numeral system evolved, unlike English's more regular 'twenty-eight.'
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse अठाईस (athaaiis, '28') with अट्ठाईस-adjacent numbers like अठारह (athaarah, '18') or अट्ठाईस-sounding अस्सी (assii, '80') because several Hindi numerals in this range share similar-sounding syllables -- there is no shortcut but repeated listening practice.
Sample Sentences:
मेरे भाई की उम्र अठाईस साल है। My brother is twenty-eight years old.
(mere bhaaii kii umr athaaiis saal hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
इस महीने की अठाईस तारीख को मेरी शादी की सालगिरह है। The 28th of this month is my wedding anniversary.
(is mahiine kii athaaiis taariikh ko merii shaadii kii saalgirah hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
फरवरी में अठाईस दिन होते हैं, कभी-कभी उनतीस। February has twenty-eight days, sometimes twenty-nine.
(pharavrii men athaaiis din hote hain, kabhii-kabhii untiis।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पिछली परीक्षा में उसे अठाईस नंबर मिले थे। He got twenty-eight marks in the last exam.
(pichhlii pariikshaa men use athaaiis nambar mile the।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
कल तक ये अठाईस किताबें बेच दी जाएँगी। These twenty-eight books will be sold by tomorrow.
(kal tak ye athaaiis kitaaben bech dii jaaengii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
अगर तुम अठाईस मिनट पहले निकलते तो बस मिल जाती। If you had left twenty-eight minutes earlier, you would have caught the bus.
(agar tum athaaiis minat pahle nikalte to bas mil jaatii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
कृपया अठाईस नंबर की सीट खाली रखिए। Please keep seat number twenty-eight empty.
(kripyaa athaaiis nambar kii siit khaalii rakhie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
हो सकता है कि टीम में अठाईस खिलाड़ी चुने जाएँ। It's possible that twenty-eight players will be selected for the team.
(ho saktaa hai ki tiim men athaaiis khilaadii chune jaaen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Passive
उस कमरे में अठाईस लोग बैठे हैं। Twenty-eight people are sitting in that room.
(us kamre men athaaiis log baithe hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
इस साल कंपनी ने अठाईस नए कर्मचारी रखे हैं। The company has hired twenty-eight new employees this year.
(is saal kampnii ne athaaiis nae karmchaarii rakhe hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम्हारे पास अठाईस रुपये हैं? Do you have twenty-eight rupees?
(kyaa tumhaare paas athaaiis rupye hain?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active