/djeθ/ ES
/djes/ MX
Translation
ten
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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