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"Seventy" in Polish: siedemdziesiąt

siedemdziesiąt

Say it: siedemihiesiontnumber/ɕɛdɛmˈdʑɛɕɔnt/

Seventy in Polish is siedemdziesiąt, the number 70. Its genitive form is siedemdziesięciu. Siedemdziesiąt takes genitive plural; its full written form keeps siedem at the beginning.

A useful quantity

Mam siedemdziesiąt złotych.
I have seventy zlotys.
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How to pronounce siedemdziesiąt

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siedemihiesiont

/ɕɛdɛmˈdʑɛɕɔnt/

In siedemdziesiąt, ś/si has a soft sh-like sound; nasal vowels change their realization with the following consonant. The content words in siedemdziesiąt normally use penultimate stress when they have multiple syllables.

"Seventy" in Polish: quick reference

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siedemdziesiąt70

Counting or dictionary form.

siedemdziesięciu70 in a genitive construction

Changes with the grammar of the sentence.

Mam siedemdziesiąt złotych.I have seventy zlotys.

A complete quantity in a sentence.

How to use siedemdziesiąt in real life

  1. 1A useful quantity

    Mam siedemdziesiąt złotych.

    I have seventy zlotys.

    Siedemdziesiąt takes genitive plural; its full written form keeps siedem at the beginning.

  2. 2Time or another everyday count

    Droga ma siedemdziesiąt kilometrów.

    The road is seventy kilometers long.

    This sentence keeps siedemdziesiąt in the counting form and shows the noun used with it.

  3. 3A genitive construction

    Nie mam siedemdziesięciu biletów.

    I do not have seventy tickets.

    Siedemdziesięciu is the genitive form corresponding to siedemdziesiąt.

Mistakes English speakers make with siedemdziesiąt

Incorrect: Mam siedemdziesiąt złote.

Correct: Mam siedemdziesiąt złotych.

The noun after siedemdziesiąt must use the case and number shown in Mam siedemdziesiąt złotych.

Incorrect: Nie mam siedemdziesiąt biletów.

Correct: Nie mam siedemdziesięciu biletów.

This negative construction requires genitive siedemdziesięciu, rather than counting form siedemdziesiąt.

Good to know

Siedemdziesiąt takes genitive plural; its full written form keeps siedem at the beginning.

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Practice a quantity of 70

  1. Partner

    Jak użyjesz tej liczby w zdaniu?

    How will you use this number in a sentence?

  2. You

    Mam siedemdziesiąt złotych.

    I have seventy zlotys.

  3. Partner

    A w innym kontekście?

    And in another context?

  4. You

    Droga ma siedemdziesiąt kilometrów.

    The road is seventy kilometers long.

This is a sample dialogue for reading aloud. Try both parts, then replace a detail with one from your own life.

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Common questions about "Seventy" in Polish

What number does siedemdziesiąt express?

Siedemdziesiąt is 70. For example: Mam siedemdziesiąt złotych. — I have seventy zlotys.

What noun form follows siedemdziesiąt?

Siedemdziesiąt takes genitive plural; its full written form keeps siedem at the beginning.

Does siedemdziesiąt change in genitive constructions?

Yes. The form shown here is siedemdziesięciu: Nie mam siedemdziesięciu biletów. — I do not have seventy tickets.

Can you give another example with siedemdziesiąt?

Droga ma siedemdziesiąt kilometrów. — The road is seventy kilometers long.

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