How to Say "Thirteen" in German

dreizehn

/ˈdʁaɪ̯t͡seːn/

The German word for thirteen is dreizehn.

dreizehn is the cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen.

Meaning: the cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen (num)

What does it mean word for word?

The word is a compound of drei (three) and zehn (ten).

Unlike many German nouns, the number dreizehn does not change its form based on grammatical case (nominative, accusative, etc.).

/ˈdʁaɪ̯tseːn/

In German culture, dreizehn is often avoided in architecture. Some hotels and hospitals in Germany omit the thirteenth floor or room for the same reasons as in English-speaking countries.
The number dreizehn is the first number in German that follows a perfectly predictable additive pattern, unlike elf (eleven) and zwölf (twelve) which have unique names.
While dreizehn is a number, if a German speaker uses it as a noun to describe a group of thirteen people, the word suddenly requires a gender and can change its form.

Ich bin erst dreizehn.
I'm only thirteen.
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Tom wird heute dreizehn.
Tom turns thirteen today.
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Ich habe dreizehn Katzen.
I keep thirteen cats.
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Die Veranstaltung beginnt um dreizehn Uhr.
The event starts at thirteen o'clock.
Unsere Firma beschäftigt dreizehn Mitarbeiter.
Our company employs thirteen employees.
Ich habe dreizehn Kekse gegessen.
I ate thirteen cookies.
Wir haben dreizehn Jahre lang in derselben Stadt gewohnt.
We lived in the same city for thirteen years.
Gestern war unser dreizehnter Hochzeitstag.
Yesterday was our thirteenth wedding anniversary.
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