ده
dah/ˈdah/
The English phrase "ten" is translated into Persian as ده (dah).
ده is the cardinal number occurring after 9 and before 11.
Meaning: the cardinal number occurring after 9 and before 11 (num)
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced as /ˈdah/ (dah).
Did you know?
- The Persian word for 'ten', ده, is a homonym with a completely different word that means 'village'.
- The word ده is part of a large family of Indo-European words, making it a distant linguistic cousin to the Greek 'deka' used in 'decagon'.
- When using ده to count things, Persian grammar requires the noun to stay singular, unlike in English where the noun must become plural after the number ten.
Examples in context
- جدال ده ساعت طول کشید.The flight took us ten hours.This sentence shows how to use ده when describing a duration of hours.Tatoeba #888544 by mahdiye, translation #263258 by CK
- نیک به من ده دلار را برگرداند.Nick owes me ten dollars.This sentence illustrates using ده in the context of a monetary amount.Tatoeba #624543 by mahdiye, translation #35976 by CN
- صفر، یک، دو، سه، چهار، پنج، شش، هفت، هشت، نه، ده.Zero, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.This sentence shows ده as part of a sequence of counting numbers.Tatoeba #8553004 by cojiluc, translation #2025467 by wittleghoul
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Example conversation
Maryam and Mohammad are counting the students in a class.
- مریم Maryamچند نفر در کلاس هستند؟chand nafar dar kelās hastand?How many people are in the class?
- محمد Mohammadفکر کنم ده نفر باشند.fekr konam deh nafar bāshand.I think there are ten people.
- مریم Maryamآیا محمد هم در کلاس هست؟āyā Mohammad ham dar kelās ast?Is Mohammad also in the class?
- محمد Mohammadبله، او هم هست.bale, u ham hast.Yes, he is too.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “ten” translations and entries ده, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ده, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
