सड़सठ (sadsath)
numeral
The cardinal number 67 (sixty-seven).
Sense
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the number 67
numeral
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Like most Hindi numbers between 21 and 99, सड़सठ (sadsath) has to be learned as its own memorized item rather than built from साठ (saath, '60') plus सात (saat, '7') the way English combines 'sixty' and 'seven' -- this irregularity is a well-known hurdle for learners and even many Hindi-speaking schoolchildren rely on rote tables (paharas) to master this range.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often mix up सड़सठ (sadsath, '67') with similar-sounding numbers in the sixties and seventies, like सड़सठ (sadsath) vs. सत्तर (sattar, '70') or सैंसठ (sainsath, '67' is correct but sometimes confused with सतसठ-type mishearings); the safest approach is to simply memorize each number in this range individually rather than trying to derive it from a pattern, since Hindi numerals 21-99 are largely irregular and not compositional the way English tens-and-units are.
Sample Sentences:
मेरे नाना की उम्र सड़सठ साल है।
My grandfather (maternal) is sixty-seven years old.
(mere naanaa kii umr sadsath saal hai।)
इस बस में सड़सठ सीटें हैं।
This bus has sixty-seven seats.
(is bas men sadsath siiten hain।)
पिछले साल इस स्कूल से सड़सठ बच्चों ने परीक्षा पास की थी।
Last year, sixty-seven children from this school passed the exam.
(pichhle saal is skool se sadsath bachchon ne pariikshaa paas kii thii।)
अगले महीने तक कारखाने में सड़सठ नए मज़दूर रखे जाएँगे।
By next month, sixty-seven new workers will be hired at the factory.
(agle mahiine tak kaarkhaane men sadsath nae mazdoor rakhe jaaenge।)
क्या इस इमारत में सचमुच सड़सठ कमरे हैं?
Does this building really have sixty-seven rooms?
(kyaa is imaarat men sachmuch sadsath kamre hain?)
अगर उसके पास सड़सठ रुपये होते, तो वह वह किताब खरीद लेता।
If he had had sixty-seven rupees, he would have bought that book.
(agar uske paas sadsath rupye hote, to vah vah kitaab khariid letaa।)
कृपया इस सूची में सड़सठ नाम जोड़ दें।
Please add sixty-seven names to this list.
(kripyaa is soochii men sadsath naam jod den।)
हो सकता है कि आज सड़सठ लोग आएँ।
It's possible that sixty-seven people will come today.
(ho saktaa hai ki aaj sadsath log aaen।)
गाँव के हर बच्चे को पहाड़े में सड़सठ की तालिका याद करनी पड़ती है।
Every child in the village has to memorize the sixty-seven times table.
(gaanv ke har bachche ko pahaade men sadsath kii taalikaa yaad karnii padtii hai।)
उन्नीस सौ सड़सठ में भारत और पाकिस्तान के बीच तनाव बढ़ा था।
In nineteen sixty-seven, tension increased between India and Pakistan.
(unniis sau sadsath men bhaarat aur paakistaan ke biich tanaav badhaa thaa।)