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How do you say "sixteen" in Russian?
шестнадцать
šestnadcatʹ
In Russian, "sixteen" is шестнадцать.
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Pronunciation
Say 'shest-NAT-tsat' with stress on the second syllable. The 'shest' has Russian 'sh', and 'nat-tsat' follows the established pattern.
Writing and usage
Шестнадцать has eleven letters and is masculine. It combines шесть (six) + на (on) + дцать (ten-marker). The soft sign (ь) marks softness.
Example sentence
Шестнадцать это старший подросток.
Sixteen is a senior teenager.
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How to remember шестнадцать
Шестнадцать literally means 'six on top of ten'. The Russian 'sh' sound marks this as unmistakably Russian.
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Questions about шестнадцать
How do you say "sixteen" in Russian?
In Russian, "sixteen" is шестнадцать. It is a noun.
How is шестнадцать written in Russian?
Шестнадцать has eleven letters and is masculine. It combines шесть (six) + на (on) + дцать (ten-marker). The soft sign (ь) marks softness.
How is шестнадцать used in a sentence?
Use шестнадцать as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Шестнадцать это старший подросток. (Sixteen is a senior teenager.).
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