zwanzig
Translation
twenty
Examples
Ich bin zwanzig Jahre alt.
I am twenty years old.
Das kostet zwanzig Euro.
That costs twenty euros.
Wir treffen uns um zwanzig Uhr.
We'll meet at twenty hundred hours (8 p.m.).
Grammar Patterns
((noun)) to quantify a noun I am zwanzig years old.
Similar Words
Cardinal number.
Etymology
From Old High German 'zweinzig', which breaks down into 'zwei' (two) and '-zig' (a multiple of ten). It means 'two tens'.
Memory Tips
Connect 'zwan-' to 'zwei' (two) and '-zig' to 'zehn' (ten). Two times ten is twenty.