German Conversation · Level 4
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German word
siebzig
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈziːpt͡sɪç/
Meaning
- numberseventy
Example
Er ist siebzig Jahre alt.
He is seventy years old.
More examples
Die Gruppe zählt knapp siebzig Mitglieder.
The group numbers just under seventy members.
Core concept
Seven complete rows of ten objects form one total.
Common phrases
genau siebzig
exactly seventy
knapp siebzig
just under seventy
um die siebzig
around seventy
Similar words
siebzehn: The total of ten and seven.
sieben: The number represented by seven.
sechzig: The total of six groups of ten.
achtzig: The total of eight groups of ten.
Definition in German
Bezeichnet sieben Zehner und wird bei Altersangaben, Mengen und Preisen gebraucht.
Word origin
The numeral comes from Germanic sieben plus the tens-forming suffix -zig, whose older Germanic source is connected with the word for ten.
Usage tips
- For numbers from 71 to 79, German places the units before siebzig, as in einundsiebzig for 71; the whole number is written as one word.
Related words
- Siebzigjährigeseventy-year-oldsnoun
- siebzigjährigseventy-year-oldadjective
- siebzigfachseventyfoldadjective