/djeθ/ ES

/djes/ MX

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Translation

ten

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Word origin

From Latin decem ('ten'). The same Indo-European root gives the English words below.

Origin
Latin
Root
decem
English cognates
decimal, decade

Examples

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There are ten people ready to start the course.

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She arrived ten minutes late to the team meeting.

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The boy is ten years old and already speaks two languages.

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The shop opens at ten in the morning.

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She got a ten in the final maths exam.

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diez: worksheet, infographic and listicle

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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 5: diez, del, como and 11 more words.