fifteen
/ˌfɪfˈtiːn/number
उच्चारण फ़िफ़्टीन
पंद्रह
Basic word
- 1
the number 15
पंद्रह
- 15 August
- There are fifteen students in the lab today.
- The bus leaves in fifteen minutes.
+ 1 more example
- Aman turned fifteen last week.
Synonyms fifteen
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
fifteen + plural noun
Fifteen is a number word and is followed by a plural noun.
'Fifteen' संख्या-शब्द है और इसके बाद plural noun आता है।
- Fifteen students passed the test.
- We waited fifteen minutes.
fifteen as a pronoun / noun
It can stand alone: Fifteen of the students came. Also written fifteens in the sense of ages and groups.
यह अकेला भी आ सकता है: 'Fifteen of the students came.'
- Fifteen of the books were damaged.
- Two fifteens make thirty.
fifteen-year-old / fifteen-minute
With a hyphen before a noun, the unit stays singular.
Noun से पहले hyphen के साथ इकाई singular रहती है।
- He is a fifteen-year-old boy.
- We had a fifteen-minute break.
at fifteen / aged fifteen
Age is shown with at or aged, or with be.
आयु बताने के लिए at, aged या be का प्रयोग होता है।
- She left school at fifteen.
- The boy is fifteen years old.
+Collocations 6
fifteen + unit
minutesrupeesdayskilometresyearsmarks
- The shop is fifteen kilometres from the town.
fifteen + of
the studentsthe questionsthemour players
- Fifteen of the questions were from grammar.
preposition + fifteen
atbytillaboutnearlyover
- The bus arrives at fifteen minutes past ten.
adverb + fifteen
aboutnearlyexactlyalmostroughly
- About fifteen people attended the meeting.
fifteen in compounds
fifteen-year-oldfifteen-minutefifteen-dayfifteen-rupee
- The film had a fifteen-minute interval.
fifteen in time and money
quarter past fifteenfifteen rupeesfifteen lakhfifteen days
- The loan of fifteen lakh rupees was repaid in five years.
“More examples 7
- Fifteen runs were needed from the last over.
आख़िरी ओवर में पंद्रह रन चाहिए थे।
- Radhika solved fifteen questions in half an hour.
राधिका ने आधे घंटे में पंद्रह प्रश्न हल किए।
- The train was fifteen minutes late on account of fog.
कोहरे के कारण रेलगाड़ी पंद्रह मिनट देर से थी।
- Fifteen per cent of the seats are reserved for women.
पंद्रह प्रतिशत सीटें महिलाओं के लिए आरक्षित हैं।
- A Rugby Union team has fifteen players.
रग्बी यूनियन टीम में पंद्रह खिलाड़ी होते हैं।
- The boy was only fifteen when he won the state chess title.
लड़का जब राज्य शतरंज ख़िताब जीता तब केवल पंद्रह वर्ष का था।
- Fifteen candidates were shortlisted for the final interview.
अंतिम साक्षात्कार के लिए पंद्रह उम्मीदवारों को चुना गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is a fifteen years old boy.
✓ He is a fifteen-year-old boy.
In a compound adjective before a noun, the unit is singular.
Noun से पहले compound adjective में इकाई singular रहती है।
✗ I will come after fifteen minute.
✓ I will come after fifteen minutes.
A number above one takes a plural noun.
एक से अधिक संख्या के बाद plural noun आता है।
AaSpelling
fif·teen
✓In the exam
General knowledge
India became independent on 15 August 1947; in tennis, the first point is called fifteen.
भारत 15 अगस्त 1947 को स्वतंत्र हुआ; टेनिस में पहला अंक fifteen कहलाता है।