Achtzehn
Eighteen
Language note: Eighteen is pronounced 'acht-tsane', linking 'acht' and 'zehn'.
Culture note: 'Achtzehn' is the age for voting and for official adulthood in Germany.
Context: Her friend adds, 'Imagine the chaos if there were eighteen!'
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Achtzehn
[ahkt-tsayn]
Eighteen
The number following seventeen.
Er ist achtzehn Jahre alt.
He is eighteen years old.
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