numeral
sixty
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Sechzig is the German cardinal number meaning sixty. It denotes the quantity 60 and appears in compound numbers (e.g., einundsechzig). It does not decline for gender or case. The ordinal form is sechzigste. Used like other numerals in counting, dates, ages, prices and mathematical contexts.
Examples
Die Karte kostet sechzig Euro.
The ticket costs sixty euros.
Weil die Maschine sechzig Kilometer vom Werk entfernt lag, konnte der Techniker sie erst am nächsten Tag reparieren.
Because the machine was sixty kilometers away from the factory, the technician could only repair it the next day.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a big '60' birthday cake with 'sechzig' written on it
like English 'six-ty' = sixty
Notes
Used for prices, ages, and counts.