Korean word

사십

Pronunciation

Romanizationsasip

Meaning

  • numeralforty

Example

우리 회사는 사십 층에 있어요.u ri hoe sa neun sa sip cheung e i sseo yo

Our company is on the fortieth floor.

Illustration for 사십 (forty)

More examples

오늘 책을 사십 쪽까지 읽었어요.o neul chae geul sa sip jjok kka ji il geo sseo yo

Today, I read up to page forty in the book.

제 어머니는 사십 살이세요.che eo meo ni neun sa sip sa ri se yo

My mother is forty years old.

Core concept

A single quantity made from four groups of ten.

Common phrases

  • 사십 살sa sip sal

    forty years old

  • 사십 대sa sip tae

    in one's forties

  • 사십 분sa sip pun

    forty minutes

Similar words

마흔maheun: Used for forty when stating an age or counting everyday things.

Definition in Korean

사십은 열이 네 묶음인 숫자를 나타내는 한자계 수사.sa si beun yeo ri ne mu kkeu min sut jja reul na ta nae neun han ja gye su sa

Word origin

As a Sino-Korean number word, 사 (sa, "four") combines with 십 (sip, "ten") to mean four tens.

Usage tips

  • Korean uses different number systems in some counting situations, so learning this form also helps distinguish written number expressions from age or object-counting phrases.

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