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How do you say "nineteen" in Russian?
девятнадцать
devjatnadcatʹ
In Russian, "nineteen" is девятнадцать.
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Pronunciation
Say 'dev-yat-NAT-tsat' with stress on the third syllable. The 'dev' begins, 'yat' has soft y-sound, and 'nat-tsat' ends sharp.
Writing and usage
Девятнадцать has eleven letters and is masculine. It combines девять (nine) + на (on) + дцать (ten-marker). The soft sign (ь) marks softness.
Example sentence
Девятнадцать это почти взрослый.
Nineteen is almost adult.
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How to remember девятнадцать
Девятнадцать literally means 'nine on top of ten'. The 'dev' prefix starts like девять (nine).
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- twelve двенадцать dvenadcatʹ
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Questions about девятнадцать
How do you say "nineteen" in Russian?
In Russian, "nineteen" is девятнадцать. It is a noun.
How is девятнадцать written in Russian?
Девятнадцать has eleven letters and is masculine. It combines девять (nine) + на (on) + дцать (ten-marker). The soft sign (ь) marks softness.
How is девятнадцать used in a sentence?
Use девятнадцать as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Девятнадцать это почти взрослый. (Nineteen is almost adult.).
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