छियानवे (chhiyaanve)
numeral
The numeral for 96 (chhiyaanve). Single-sense word: used in counting, ages, quantities, and years.
Sense
1
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the number 96
numeral
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Like all Hindi numerals from 21 to 99, छियानवे (chhiyaanve) has to be learned as its own item rather than derived from a rule, since Hindi counting does not simply combine 'ninety' and 'six' the way English does. It shows up naturally in ages ('वह छियानवे साल का है', vah chhiyaanve saal kaa hai, 'he is ninety-six years old'), exam scores, and years (जैसे 1996, unniis sau chhiyaanve, 'nineteen ninety-six').
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse छियानवे (chhiyaanve, 96) with छियासी (chhiyaasii, 86) or छानबे-sounding neighbors like नब्बे (nabbe, 90) because the teen-based Hindi number system does not build predictably from tens plus units the way English does -- each number from 21 to 99 is essentially its own word to memorize.
Sample Sentences:
मेरे दादाजी छियानवे साल के हैं।
My grandfather is ninety-six years old.
(mere daadaajii chhiyaanve saal ke hain।)
उसे गणित में छियानवे नंबर मिले।
She got ninety-six marks in math.
(use ganit men chhiyaanve nambar mile।)
मेरा जन्म उन्नीस सौ छियानवे में हुआ था।
I was born in nineteen ninety-six.
(meraa janm unniis sau chhiyaanve men huaa thaa।)
अगर उसे छियानवे नंबर मिलते, तो वह टॉप करता।
If he had gotten ninety-six marks, he would have topped the class.
(agar use chhiyaanve nambar milte, to vah top kartaa।)
इस बार कोशिश करना कि तुम्हें कम से कम छियानवे प्रतिशत मिलें।
This time try to make sure you get at least ninety-six percent.
(is baar koshish karnaa ki tumhen kam se kam chhiyaanve pratishat milen।)
शायद इस साल कंपनी के छियानवे नए कर्मचारी हों।
Perhaps the company has ninety-six new employees this year.
(shaayad is saal kampnii ke chhiyaanve nae karmchaarii hon।)
उस मैच में टीम ने छियानवे रन बनाए।
In that match the team scored ninety-six runs.
(us maich men tiim ne chhiyaanve ran banaae।)
फाइल में छियानवे पन्ने पाए गए।
Ninety-six pages were found in the file.
(phaail men chhiyaanve panne paae gae।)
रिपोर्ट के अनुसार सर्वेक्षण में छियानवे प्रतिशत लोग सहमत थे।
According to the report, ninety-six percent of people in the survey agreed.
(riport ke anusaar sarvekshan men chhiyaanve pratishat log sahmat the।)