das zwanzig, Zwanziger
twenty
Eine Zahl, die nach neunzehn kommt.
Definition & meaning
zwanzig means twenty, the number represented by 20. It comes after nineteen and before twenty-one.
It can be used:
- As a cardinal number: zwanzig Bücher — twenty books
- As a noun referring to a group or quantity of twenty: eine Zwanzig — a twenty, for example a twenty-euro note in informal usage
- In expressions referring approximately to a person’s age: in den Zwanzigern — in one’s twenties
Grammar & Word origin
zwanzig is a cardinal numeral. It does not change according to gender, case, or number:
- zwanzig Männer — twenty men
- zwanzig Frauen — twenty women
- mit zwanzig Kindern — with twenty children
The ordinal form is zwanzigste , meaning twentieth:
The word developed historically from a form meaning “two tens.” It is related to zwei (“two”) and zehn (“ten”), with the suffix -zig , which is used in German numbers such as dreißig [?](vocabuo://word/dreißig] (“thirty”) and vierzig (“forty”).
Synonyms & antonyms
There are no exact synonyms or antonyms for a specific number.
In informal or contextual use, eine Zwanzigerzahl can refer to a number in the twenties, whereas zwanzig refers precisely to the number 20.
A contrasting number can be null (“zero”) or hundert (“one hundred”), but these are numerical contrasts rather than true antonyms.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
Das Gebäude hat zwanzig Etagen.adjective
The building has twenty floors.
Zwanzig Schüler sind heute krank.adjective
Twenty students are sick today.
Zwanzig Bäume wurden im Park gepflanzt.adjective
Twenty trees were planted in the park.
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