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How do you say "ten" in Russian?
десять
desjatʹ
In Russian, "ten" is десять.
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Pronunciation
Say 'DES-yat' or 'de-SYAT' with stress on the first syllable (most common) or second. The 'de' is clear, 'syat' has soft y-sound.
Writing and usage
Десять has six letters and is masculine. The soft sign (ь) marks softness. The root contains 'des' (ten). An ancient word.
Example sentence
Десять пальцев на руках и ногах.
Ten fingers on hands and toes.
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How to remember десять
Десять is the first two-digit number conceptually. The soft 'ya' in the middle breaks it into des-YAT.
Related words
- fifty-nine пятьдесят девять pyat'desyat' devyat'
- fog туман tuman
- forty-eight сорок восемь sorok vosem'
- forty-three сорок три sorok tri
- narrow узкий uzkij
- ninety девяносто devyanosto
- ninety-four девяносто четыре devyanosto chetyre
- seventy семьдесят sem'desyat'
- sixty-three шестьдесят три shest'desyat' tri
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Questions about десять
How do you say "ten" in Russian?
In Russian, "ten" is десять. It is a noun.
How is десять written in Russian?
Десять has six letters and is masculine. The soft sign (ь) marks softness. The root contains 'des' (ten). An ancient word.
How is десять used in a sentence?
Use десять as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Десять пальцев на руках и ногах. (Ten fingers on hands and toes.).
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