fifty
/ˈfɪfti/number
उच्चारण फ़िफ़्टी
पचास
Basic word
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the number 50
पचास
- fifty per cent
- The shop sells pens at fifty rupees a dozen.
- My grandfather is just over fifty years old.
+ 1 more example
- Fifty candidates were shortlisted for the interview.
Synonyms half a hundred
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
fifty + plural noun
Fifty is a number word and is followed by a plural noun.
'Fifty' संख्या-शब्द है और इसके बाद plural noun आता है।
- Fifty students joined the camp.
- It costs fifty rupees.
in your fifties / the fifties
The plural fifties means the ages 50 to 59 or the decade 1950–59.
Plural 'fifties' का अर्थ 50 से 59 की आयु या 1950 का दशक है।
- My uncle is in his early fifties.
- The fifties saw a rapid growth of industries in India.
fifty-fifty
Fifty-fifty means equal shares or an equal chance. It is informal.
'Fifty-fifty' का अर्थ बराबर हिस्सा या बराबर संभावना है।
- They agreed to share the profit fifty-fifty.
- The chance of rain is fifty-fifty.
fifty-one to fifty-nine
Numbers between 51 and 59 take a hyphen: fifty-two.
51 से 59 के बीच की संख्याओं में hyphen लगता है: fifty-two।
- The train has fifty-two seats in each coach.
+Collocations 6
fifty + unit
rupeespaisekilometresyearsmarksruns
- The bat scored fifty runs off thirty balls.
fifty + of
themthe studentsthe books
- Fifty of the candidates passed in the first attempt.
fifty + per cent
fifty per centover fiftynearly fiftyabout fifty
- Fifty per cent of the marks are for the written paper.
fifty + compounds
fifty-fiftyfifty-year-oldfifty-rupee notehalf-century
- He gave me a fifty-rupee note.
age and decade
in his fiftiesearly fiftieslate fiftiesthe fifties
- She became a principal in her late fifties.
fifty + money
a fifty-rupee notefifty paisefifty thousandfifty lakh
- He paid with a fifty-rupee note and took the change.
“More examples 7
- The batter reached fifty with a boundary.
बल्लेबाज़ ने चौके के साथ अर्धशतक पूरा किया।
- The bus carries fifty passengers when full.
बस भरी होने पर पचास यात्रियों को ले जाती है।
- Radhika bought a fifty-rupee notebook for her notes.
राधिका ने अपने नोट्स के लिए पचास रुपये की कॉपी ख़रीदी।
- The shop gave a fifty per cent discount on all books.
दुकान ने सभी पुस्तकों पर पचास प्रतिशत की छूट दी।
- At fifty, he decided to learn music.
पचास की उम्र में उसने संगीत सीखने का निर्णय लिया।
- Fifty years ago, there was no television in the village.
पचास वर्ष पहले गाँव में टेलीविज़न नहीं था।
- The fifty-over match was stopped by rain after thirty overs.
पचास ओवर का मैच तीस ओवर के बाद बारिश से रुक गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is a fifty years old man.
✓ He is a fifty-year-old man.
In a compound adjective before a noun, the unit is singular.
Noun से पहले compound adjective में इकाई singular रहती है।
✗ The seat costs fifties rupees.
✓ The seat costs fifty rupees.
Number words used as adjectives take no plural s.
विशेषण के रूप में संख्या-शब्द में plural s नहीं लगता।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
half a hundred
AaSpelling
fif·ty
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Fifty-fifty (shared equally; an equal chance: 'a fifty-fifty chance').
Idiom 'fifty-fifty' (बराबर बँटा; बराबर संभावना: 'a fifty-fifty chance', आधा-आधा)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
A golden jubilee celebrates fifty years.
Golden jubilee पचास वर्ष का उत्सव (स्वर्ण जयंती) है।