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The cardinal number 16, the number between fifteen and seventeen, represented by the digits 1 and 6.
In Deutschland darf man mit sechzehn Jahren Bier und Wein kaufen.
In Germany, you are allowed to buy beer and wine at the age of sixteen.
Note that when forming 'sechzehn' (sixteen), the 's' at the end of 'sechs' (six) is dropped. It is pronounced and written 'sechzehn', not 'sechszehn'. The same applies to 'sechzig' (sixty).
Meine kleine Schwester ist gerade sechzehn Jahre alt geworden.
My little sister has just turned sixteen.
When the number is used as a noun, for example for a house number, a bus route, or a jersey number, it is feminine: 'die Sechzehn' (the sixteen).
Der Bus mit der Nummer sechzehn fährt direkt zum Bahnhof.
The bus with the number sixteen goes directly to the station.
The number 16 has important legal significance in Germany. From this age, for example, you are allowed to buy and consume certain light alcoholic drinks such as beer and wine.
Mit sechzehn dürfen Jugendliche in Deutschland den Mopedführerschein machen.
At sixteen, young people in Germany are allowed to get a moped license.
sixty
Both number words sound similar at the beginning when spoken, but they differ in their endings. Sechzehn means 16, whereas sechzig means 60 and can also refer to an age of 60. So pay particular attention to whether the ending is -zehn or -zig.
Meine Schwester wird heute sechzehn Jahre alt.
My sister is turning sixteen today.
Mein Vater wird heute sechzig Jahre alt.
My father is turning sixty today.
