douăzeci
/do.wəˈzet͡ʃʲ/
Twenty is douăzeci in Romanian.
douăzeci is the cardinal number 20.
Meaning: cardinal number (num)
How does it change in a sentence?
When using douăzeci as an adjective to modify a noun, you must follow it with the particle de. To form compound numbers such as twenty-one or twenty-seven, place the conjunction și between douăzeci and the single digit.
How do you pronounce it?
/do.wəˈzetʃʲ/ (3 syllables). The stress is on the third syllable.
Did you know?
- The feminine gender of the word zeci in douăzeci is a linguistic trait shared with Albanian, where the word for 'thirty' also follows this gender pattern.
- The phrase douăzeci is used in the common Romanian expression douăzeci de mii, often used hyperbolically to mean 'a huge amount' of something.
- The number douăzeci uses the feminine form of 'two' (două) because the word for 'tens' (zeci) is feminine.
Examples in context
- Am douăzeci și șapte de ani.I'm twenty-seven years old.This sentence shows how to combine douăzeci with a single digit to express an age.Tatoeba #9014843 by adelinaandrei, translation #2766133 by CN
- Tom a făcut douăzeci de flotări.Tom did twenty pushups.This sentence demonstrates the use of douăzeci followed by de before a noun.Tatoeba #8697004 by CataG, translation #1026456 by CK
- Ce?! Ai douăzeci de apeluri de la el?!What?! You have twenty calls from him?!This sentence shows the use of douăzeci followed by de before a noun.Tatoeba #14043956 by Ioan_Cristian, translation #14043953 by Ioan_Cristian
- Am făcut cumpărături și am plătit douăzeci de lei.I went shopping and paid twenty lei.
- Te așteptăm la ora douăzeci.We'll wait for you at twenty o'clock.
- În acest pachet sunt douăzeci de bomboane.There are twenty candies in this package.
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Example conversation
Andrei and Andreea are talking about the cost of a movie ticket.
- AndreiBiletul costă douăzeci de lei.The ticket costs twenty lei.
- AndreeaE puțin prea scump pentru mine.It is a bit too expensive for me.
- AndreiPot să plătesc eu pentru tine.I can pay for you.
- AndreeaMulțumesc, Andrei, ești foarte generos!Thank you, Andrei, you are very generous!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “twenty” translations and entries douăzeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries douăzeci, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
