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How do you say "eighteen" in Russian?
восемнадцать
vosemnadcatʹ
In Russian, "eighteen" is восемнадцать.
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Pronunciation
Say 'vuh-sem-NAT-tsat' or 'vo-sem-NAT-tsat' with stress on the third syllable. The 'vuh' or 'vo' begins the eight-prefix.
Writing and usage
Восемнадцать has eleven letters and is masculine. It combines восемь (eight) + на (on) + дцать (ten-marker). The soft sign (ь) marks softness.
Example sentence
Восемнадцать это законный возраст.
Eighteen is the legal age.
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How to remember восемнадцать
Восемнадцать literally means 'eight on top of ten'. The 'vo' beginning comes from восемь (eight).
Related words
- eight восемь vosemʹ
- eighty-five восемьдесят пять vosem'desyat' pyat'
- eighty-four восемьдесят четыре vosem'desyat' chetyre
- gray серый seryj
- heavy rain проливной дождь prolivnoj doždʹ
- hot горячий gorjačij
- one hundred сто sto
- seventy-six семьдесят шесть sem'desyat' shest'
- thirty-nine тридцать девять tridtsat' devyat'
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Questions about восемнадцать
How do you say "eighteen" in Russian?
In Russian, "eighteen" is восемнадцать. It is a noun.
How is восемнадцать written in Russian?
Восемнадцать has eleven letters and is masculine. It combines восемь (eight) + на (on) + дцать (ten-marker). The soft sign (ь) marks softness.
How is восемнадцать used in a sentence?
Use восемнадцать as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Восемнадцать это законный возраст. (Eighteen is the legal age.).
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