तैंतीस (taintiis)
numeral
The cardinal number thirty-three (taintiis).
Sense
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the number thirty-three (33)
numeral
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Hindi numbers from 21 to 99 each have their own irregular, fused form rather than a clean tens-plus-units pattern, and तैंतीस (taintiis) is a good example -- native speakers just memorize the whole block growing up, often by rote recitation (paharaa) in school. You will meet this number often for ages, prices, and bus or train numbers.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse तैंतीस (taintiis, 'thirty-three') with तेरह (terah, 'thirteen') or तीस (tiis, 'thirty') because the initial syllables sound similar -- listen for the nasalized "तैं" that marks the thirty-something series. 2) Like other Hindi numerals from 21-99, तैंतीस (taintiis) is not built predictably from तीस (tiis) + तीन (tiin); it simply has to be learned as its own word.
Sample Sentences:
मेरी उम्र तैंतीस साल है।
I am thirty-three years old.
(merii umr taintiis saal hai।)
यह किताब तैंतीस रुपये की है।
This book costs thirty-three rupees.
(yah kitaab taintiis rupye kii hai।)
तैंतीस नंबर की बस यहीं से जाती है।
The number thirty-three bus leaves from right here.
(taintiis nambar kii bas yahiin se jaatii hai।)
पिछले साल हमारी टीम ने तैंतीस मैच जीते थे।
Last year our team won thirty-three matches.
(pichhle saal hamaarii tiim ne taintiis maich jiite the।)
अगर तुम तैंतीस पन्ने और पढ़ लो, तो किताब खत्म हो जाएगी।
If you read thirty-three more pages, the book will be finished.
(agar tum taintiis panne aur padh lo, to kitaab khatm ho jaaegii।)
काश मेरी तनख्वाह तैंतीस हज़ार होती।
I wish my salary were thirty-three thousand.
(kaash merii tanakhvaah taintiis hazaar hotii।)
क्या तुम तैंतीस तक गिन सकते हो?
Can you count up to thirty-three?
(kyaa tum taintiis tak gin sakte ho?)
तैंतीस का पहाड़ा याद कर लो, कल टेस्ट है।
Memorize the thirty-three times table, there's a test tomorrow.
(taintiis kaa pahaadaa yaad kar lo, kal test hai।)
कुल तैंतीस छात्रों को छात्रवृत्ति दी गई।
A total of thirty-three students were given scholarships.
(kul taintiis chhaatron ko chhaatrvritti dii gaii।)