सत्तानवे (sattaanve)
numeral
The cardinal number 97 (English: 'ninety-seven').
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the number 97
numeral
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: Hindi numbers from 11 to 99 are each their own little fossil, not built from clean tens-plus-units like English, so सत्तानवे (sattaanve) just has to be absorbed as a whole word. In practice, for anything above the twenties, most Delhi speakers reach for the digit form written in Devanagari or English (97) far more often than spelling it out.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to build this compositionally from सत्तर (sattar, seventy) plus सात (saat, seven), but like most Hindi numbers 11-99, सत्तानवे (sattaanve) is a fused, irregular form that must simply be memorized rather than derived. 2) It is easy to confuse with सत्तावन (sattaavan, fifty-seven) or सत्तासी (sattaasii, eighty-seven) since all three share the सत्ता- prefix; listen carefully for the final syllable to distinguish them.
Sample Sentences:
इस साल परीक्षा में सत्तानवे बच्चे पास हुए।
This year, ninety-seven children passed the exam.
(is saal pariikshaa men sattaanve bachche paas hue।)
मेरे दादाजी सत्तानवे साल के हैं।
My grandfather is ninety-seven years old.
(mere daadaajii sattaanve saal ke hain।)
उसे सत्तानवे प्रतिशत अंक मिले।
She got ninety-seven percent marks.
(use sattaanve pratishat ank mile।)
अगर वह सत्तानवे नंबर पर होता, तो हम उसे ढूंढ लेते।
If he had been at number ninety-seven, we would have found him.
(agar vah sattaanve nambar par hotaa, to ham use dhoondh lete।)
क्या इस डिब्बे में सत्तानवे रुपये हैं?
Are there ninety-seven rupees in this box?
(kyaa is dibbe men sattaanve rupye hain?)
कृपया गिनकर बताइए कि क्या यहाँ सत्तानवे पन्ने हैं।
Please count and tell me if there are ninety-seven pages here.
(kripyaa ginkar bataaie ki kyaa yahaan sattaanve panne hain।)
शायद कुल संख्या सत्तानवे हो।
Perhaps the total number is ninety-seven.
(shaayad kul sankhyaa sattaanve ho।)
जब वह सत्तानवे बरस के हुए, तब भी वे रोज़ सैर करते थे।
Even when he turned ninety-seven, he still used to walk every day.
(jab vah sattaanve baras ke hue, tab bhii ve roz sair karte the।)