Achtzig
Eighty
Language note: 'Achtzig' combines 'acht' with 'zig', pronounced 'acht-zik'.
Culture note: In history, 'der Achtzigjährige Krieg' (the Eighty Years' War) marks a significant period in European conflict.
Context: Considering big events, she plans, 'Eighty would fit in the hall.'
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Achtzig
[AHKHT-tsik]
eighty
The number following seventy-nine and preceding eighty-one.
Die Fahrt dauerte achtzig Minuten.
The ride lasted eighty minutes.
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