पैंतीस (paintiis)

numeral The number thirty-five (paintiis); used both for counting and for referring to the numeral itself, just like in English.
Sense 1 : the number 35
numeral
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Like most Hindi numbers from 21-99, पैंतीस (paintiis) is a fused form rather than a compositional one -- you cannot build it from पाँच (paanch, 'five') and तीस (tiis, 'thirty') the way English stacks 'thirty-five'. Native speakers just memorize the whole word, so treat these numbers as vocabulary items to learn in chunks (e.g. 31-40 together) rather than derive them logically.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse पैंतीस (paintiis, '35') with तैंतीस (taintiis, '33') or पचीस (pachiis, '25') because the middle syllables sound similar under fast speech -- worth drilling aloud in sequence with neighboring numbers.
Sample Sentences:
मेरे चाचा की उम्र पैंतीस साल है। My uncle is thirty-five years old.
(mere chaachaa kii umr paintiis saal hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कक्षा में पैंतीस बच्चे हैं। There are thirty-five children in the class.
(kakshaa men paintiis bachche hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बस पैंतीस मिनट में स्टेशन पहुँच गई। The bus reached the station in thirty-five minutes.
(bas paintiis minat men steshan pahunch gaii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर उसने पैंतीस अंक और ले लिए होते, तो वह पास हो जाता। If he had scored thirty-five more marks, he would have passed.
(agar usne paintiis ank aur le lie hote, to vah paas ho jaataa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
कृपया पैंतीस रुपये का नोट दे दीजिए। Please give a thirty-five rupee note.
(kripyaa paintiis rupye kaa not de diijie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
हर महीने वह पैंतीस किलोमीटर दौड़ता है। Every month he runs thirty-five kilometers.
(har mahiine vah paintiis kilomiitar daudtaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगली बार तक कंपनी में पैंतीस नए कर्मचारी रखे जाएँगे। By next time, thirty-five new employees will be hired at the company.
(aglii baar tak kampnii men paintiis nae karmchaarii rakhe jaaenge।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
शायद इस बार पैंतीस लोग ही आएँ। Perhaps only thirty-five people will come this time.
(shaayad is baar paintiis log hii aaen।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
फिल्म में पैंतीस मिनट का इंटरवल था। There was a thirty-five minute interval in the movie.
(philm men paintiis minat kaa intarval thaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
जब मैं पैंतीस का हुआ, तब मैंने अपना खुद का घर खरीदा। When I turned thirty-five, I bought my own house.
(jab main paintiis kaa huaa, tab mainne apnaa khud kaa ghar khariidaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
गाँव की कुल आबादी पैंतीस सौ के आसपास है। The village's total population is around thirty-five hundred.
(gaanv kii kul aabaadii paintiis sau ke aaspaas hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active