sechzig
Translation
sixty
Examples
Mein Großvater ist sechzig Jahre alt.
My grandfather is sixty years old.
Das Buch hat sechzig Seiten.
The book has sixty pages.
Grammar Patterns
((sechzig)) + Noun (in plural) sixty ... I have sixty books.
Similar Words
fünfzig (fifty), siebzig (seventy)
Etymology
From 'sechs' (six) and the suffix '-zig', which denotes multiples of ten, related to English '-ty'.
Memory Tips
Think of it as 'six-ty'. It's simply 'sechs' (six) with the '-zig' ending for tens.