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семнадцать

Translation of семнадцать

seventeen

Meaning of семнадцать

Russian

число, следующее за шестнадцатью и перед восемнадцатью

English

the number 17

seventeen

Transcription and pronunciation of семнадцать

семна́дцать

stress on the 2nd syllable

Transcription
[sʲɪmˈnat͡sətʲ]
In Latin letters
semnadtsat

Traps and common mistakes

Семнадцать ученика or семнадцать учеников?

семнадцать учеников

After 5–20, the noun takes genitive plural.

Don't say семнадцать ученика. Say семнадцать учеников: after 5–20 use genitive plural.

В классе семнадцать учеников.

There are seventeen pupils in the class.

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  1. Seventeen students passed the test.

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    Семнадцать студентов сдали тест.

  2. The train leaves in seventeen minutes.

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    Поезд отправляется через семнадцать минут.

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What does семнадцать mean?

the number 17

How do you pronounce семнадцать?

семнадцать is pronounced [sʲɪmˈnat͡sətʲ], in Latin letters “semnadtsat”.

How is семнадцать used in a sentence?

Seventeen students passed the test. Translation: Семнадцать студентов сдали тест.

Is семнадцать part of Numbers vocabulary?

Yes, семнадцать (seventeen) can be learned in the Numbers topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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