два́дцать
dvádcatʹ
The Russian word for twenty is два́дцать (dvádcatʹ).
The word два́дцать is the cardinal number twenty. You can also use the noun двадцатка to refer to a group of twenty or a twenty-ruble note.
Meaning: cardinal number (num)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
In a sentence, the form два́дцать changes depending on its grammatical role: it becomes двадцати in the genitive case (of twenty) and двадцати́ in the dative case (to twenty).
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is dvádcatʹ.
Did you know?
- The word два́дцать is built from два meaning 'two' and an ancient root meaning 'ten'. It literally translates to 'two tens'.
- When referring to the 20th century, Russians use the ordinal form двадцати́й, which looks and sounds very different from the cardinal два́дцать.
- If you use the noun двадцатка to refer to a twenty-ruble note, you are using a diminutive form that can sound quite colloquial or even slightly affectionate.
Examples in context
- Вам необходимо заполнить двадцать анкет.You need to fill out twenty questionnaires.
- Мне нужно два́дцать минут.Mne nuzhno dvadtsat' minut.I need twenty minutes.
- У него есть два́дцать рублей.U nego yest' dvadtsat' rubley.He has twenty rubles.
- В этой книге два́дцать страниц.V etoy knige dvadtsat' stranits.There are twenty pages in this book.
Example conversation
Olga and Dmitry are checking the inventory in a small shop.
- Ольга OlgaДмитрий, сколько здесь коробок?Dmitriy, skol'ko zdes' korobok?Dmitry, how many boxes are here?
- Дмитрий DmitryТут ровно два́дцать коробок.Tut rovno dvadtsat' korobok.There are exactly twenty boxes here.
- Ольга OlgaЭто подходит для нашего заказа.Eto podkhodit dlya nashego zakaza.That works for our order.
- Дмитрий DmitryХорошо, я запишу это.Khorosho, ya zapishu eto.Good, I will write it down.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “twenty” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
