tíz

Tíz is the Hungarian word for the numeral ten. It denotes the quantity of ten items and forms part of the decimal counting system used in Hungarian. In everyday language, tíz functions as a cardinal number and appears in measurements, time expressions, and counting.

Numbers 11 through 19 in Hungarian are formed from tíz with a special prefix and vowel changes: 11 is tizenegy, 12 tizenkettő, 13 tizenhárom, 14 tizennégy, 15 tizenköt? Wait, correction: 15 is tizenöt, 16 tizenhat, 17 tizenhét, 18 tizennyolc, 19 tizenkilenc. After ten, the tens begin with húsz for twenty: 20 húsz, 21 huszonegy, 22 huszonkettő, 23 huszonhárom, and so on. The numbers 30, 40, etc., use harminc, negyven, and so forth.

In phrases, tíz generally does not change its form when combined with a noun. For example, tíz perc means ten minutes, and tíz könyv means ten books. The symbol 10 is written as 10 in Arabic numerals and X in Roman numerals. The word tíz also occurs in compound or fixed expressions, such as Tízparancsolat, the Ten Commandments. Overall, tíz occupies a central role in Hungarian decimal counting and everyday numeracy.