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How do you say "thirty" in Russian?
тридцать
tridtsat'
In Russian, "thirty" is тридцать.
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Pronunciation
Say 'trit-SAT' with stress on the second syllable. The 'tri' is 'three', and 'tsat' is the tens-marker ending.
Writing and usage
Тридцать has eight letters and is masculine. It combines три (three) + дцать (tens marker). The soft sign (ь) marks softness.
Example sentence
Тридцать это три декады.
Thirty is three decades.
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How to remember тридцать
Тридцать literally means 'three tens'. The 'tri' prefix is clearly 'three'. It follows the same pattern as двадцать.
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Questions about тридцать
How do you say "thirty" in Russian?
In Russian, "thirty" is тридцать. It is a noun.
How is тридцать written in Russian?
Тридцать has eight letters and is masculine. It combines три (three) + дцать (tens marker). The soft sign (ь) marks softness.
How is тридцать used in a sentence?
Use тридцать as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Тридцать это три декады. (Thirty is three decades.).
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