Translation of Slovak word "desať" to English
desať
/desat͡s/
Meaning
NumeralThe number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10 and in Roman numerals as X.
How to use
Cardinal numeral for 10. Forms: nominative/accusative 'desať', genitive/dative/locative 'desiatich', instrumental 'desiatimi' (masculine animate subject form in literary register: 'desiati'). In nominative and accusative, it governs genitive plural of nouns ('desať eur', 'desať minút') and third-person neuter singular verb forms.
🇬🇧 English
ten
Example sentence
Mám desať kníh.
I have ten books
Desať je párne číslo.
Ten is a number
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- desať prikázaní— Ten Commandments
- pred desiatimi rokmi— ten years ago
- trafiť do desiatky— to hit the bullseye / nail it
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The Slovak word "desať" means "ten" in English.
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