siebzig
seventy
The cardinal number that comes between sixty-nine and seventy-one; the number 70.
EXAMPLE
Für das Konzert wurden über siebzig Karten verkauft.
Over seventy tickets were sold for the concert.
siebzig
seventy
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Meanings
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Word structure
The tens numbers from 20 to 90 end in '-zig' in German. Note that 'sieben' is shortened to 'sieb-', similar to how 'sechs' becomes 'sech-' in 'sechzig'.
EXAMPLE
Das Buch hat siebzig Seiten.
The book has seventy pages.
Number order
In compound numbers like 71, German names the ones digit first and then the tens digit: 'einundsiebzig' (seventy-one, literally 'one-and-seventy'). This 'ones before tens' rule applies to all numbers between 21 and 99.
EXAMPLE
Mein Opa ist dreiundsiebzig Jahre alt.
My grandpa is seventy-three years old.
Use as a noun
'Siebzig' can also be used as a noun. 'Die Siebzig' means the age of 70. 'Die Siebziger' (plural) refers to the decade from 1970 to 1979.
EXAMPLE
Nächstes Jahr feiert meine Mutter ihre Siebzig.
Next year my mother will celebrate her seventieth birthday.
Compare with
siebzig vs sechzig
sixty
Sechzig and siebzig refer to different round numbers and can also indicate a person's age. Sechzig stands for 60, while siebzig stands for 70; the similar-sounding words must therefore not be confused. When referring to a number or age, check carefully whether 60 or 70 is meant.
siebzig
Mein Großvater wird morgen siebzig Jahre alt.
My grandfather is turning seventy tomorrow.
sechzig
Meine Großmutter wird morgen sechzig Jahre alt.
My grandmother is turning sixty tomorrow.
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