де́сять
désjatʹ
Ten in Ukrainian is де́сять (désjatʹ). Wiktionary also lists де́сятеро (désjatero).
Meaning: the cardinal number occurring after 9 and before 11 (num)
Ways to say it
| Ukrainian | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| де́сять | désjatʹ | |
| де́сятеро | désjatero | collective, numeral |
The word refers to the cardinal number occurring after 9 and before 11.
Which one should you use?
The standard cardinal number де́сять is used for counting objects, whereas the collective form де́сятеро is used to describe a set or group of ten.
How does it change in a sentence?
The collective form де́сятеро is used when referring to a group of ten people or things as a single unit, often used with masculine or mixed-gender groups.
How do you pronounce it?
désjatʹ
Did you know?
- The word де́сять is a linguistic relative of the English word 'decimal' and the Latin 'decem'. Both trace their roots back to the Proto-Indo-European word for 'ten'.
- Ukrainian uses the word де́сять in the phrase де́сять разів, which can be used idiomatically to mean 'many times' or 'repeatedly' rather than exactly ten times.
- While де́сять is the standard number, if you are counting ten cats, you would use a completely different grammatical form than if you were counting ten boys, due to the complex system of gendered counting.
Examples in context
- Нам потрібно десять стільців на зустріч.We need ten chairs for the meeting.
- У мене є десять яблук.I have ten apples.
- Це моя десята спроба.This is my tenth attempt.
- У мене є де́сять гривень.U mene ye des'at' hryven.I have ten hryvnias.
- Мені потрібно де́сять хвилин.Meni potribno des'at' khvylyn.I need ten minutes.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “ten” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
