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How do you say "thirteen" in German?
dreizehn
In German, "thirteen" is dreizehn.
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Pronunciation
Dreizehn is pronounced DRYY-tsayn, where Drei rhymes with 'try' and zehn rhymes with 'say'.
Grammar notes
Number/adjective, dreizehn. Does not inflect with gender. Compound of drei (three) and zehn (ten).
Example sentence
Dreizehn ist ein Unglückszahl in vielen Kulturen.
Thirteen is an unlucky number in many cultures.
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How to remember dreizehn
Dreizehn is literally 'three-ten', reflecting the Germanic counting system.
Related words
- eighty-nine neunundachtzig
- fifty fünfzig
- forty-seven siebenundvierzig
- green grün
- lazy faul
- old alt
- seventy siebzig
- sixty-three dreiundsechzig
- thirty-nine neununddreißig
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Questions about dreizehn
How do you say "thirteen" in German?
In German, "thirteen" is dreizehn. It is a noun.
How is dreizehn written in German?
dreizehn is written using the standard German script.
How is dreizehn used in a sentence?
Use dreizehn as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Dreizehn ist ein Unglückszahl in vielen Kulturen. (Thirteen is an unlucky number in many cultures.).
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