सत्ताईस (sattaaiis)

numeral The number twenty-seven (sattaaiis), used for counting and as a numeral adjective before nouns.
Sense 1 : the number 27
numeral
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Hindi numerals from 21 to 99 are each their own memorized word rather than a predictable combination, so सत्ताईस (sattaaiis) just has to be learned as a unit like its neighbors छब्बीस (chhabbiis, '26') and अट्ठाईस (atthaaiis, '28'). Native speakers rattle these off quickly in prices, ages, and dates, so it's worth drilling this range with real-world numbers (rupee amounts, bus numbers) rather than in isolation.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse सत्ताईस (sattaaiis, '27') with सत्रह (satrah, '17') or सतासी (sataasii, '87') because of the similar-sounding सत् (sat) opening -- listen carefully for the full word in fast speech.
Sample Sentences:
मेरी उम्र सत्ताईस साल है। I am twenty-seven years old.
(merii umr sattaaiis saal hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
यह किताब सत्ताईस रुपये की है। This book costs twenty-seven rupees.
(yah kitaab sattaaiis rupye kii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
हम सत्ताईस नंबर की बस से ऑफिस जाते हैं। We go to the office by bus number twenty-seven.
(ham sattaaiis nambar kii bas se ophis jaate hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसका जन्म सत्ताईस जनवरी को हुआ था। He was born on the twenty-seventh of January.
(uskaa janm sattaaiis janavrii ko huaa thaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्या आप कमरा नंबर सत्ताईस बता सकते हैं? Can you tell me where room number twenty-seven is?
(kyaa aap kamraa nambar sattaaiis bataa sakte hain?)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर उसने सत्ताईस रुपये और दिए होते, तो पूरे पचास हो जाते। If he had given twenty-seven more rupees, it would have become a full fifty.
(agar usne sattaaiis rupye aur die hote, to poore pachaas ho jaate।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
अगली बार सत्ताईस वाली सीट लेना, वहाँ से नज़ारा अच्छा दिखता है। Take seat number twenty-seven next time -- the view from there looks good.
(aglii baar sattaaiis vaalii siit lenaa, vahaan se nazaaraa achchhaa dikhtaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
पिछले महीने कुल सत्ताईस लोग परीक्षा में बैठे थे। A total of twenty-seven people had sat for the exam last month.
(pichhle mahiine kul sattaaiis log pariikshaa men baithe the।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
शायद हमारी टीम सत्ताईस अंकों से जीत जाए। Maybe our team will win by twenty-seven points.
(shaayad hamaarii tiim sattaaiis ankon se jiit jaae।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
इस साल सत्ताईस प्रतिशत कर्मचारियों को प्रमोशन मिला है। This year twenty-seven percent of the employees have received a promotion.
(is saal sattaaiis pratishat karmchaariyon ko pramoshan milaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
दुकान में सत्ताईस किलो आटा रखा गया है। Twenty-seven kilos of flour have been stocked in the shop.
(dukaan men sattaaiis kilo aataa rakhaa gayaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive