With numbers over 20, the single digit comes first, and then the multiple of ten. There are two special features to note:
- The number eins loses the -s when it is combined with a ten.
- There is an und between the single digit and the multiple of ten.
| 21 | einundzwanzig |
| 22 | zweiundzwanzig |
| 23 | dreiundzwanzig |
| 24 | vierundzwanzig |
| 25 | fünfundzwanzig |
| 26 | sechsundzwanzig |
| 27 | siebenundzwanzig |
| 28 | achtundzwanzig |
| 29 | neunundzwanzig |
| 30 | dreißig |
The full multiple of ten is usually formed from the single digit + -zig. But there are some exceptions: 10, 20, 30, 60 and 70 have an irregular form.
| 10 | zehn |
| 20 | zwanzig |
| 30 | dreißig |
| 40 | vierzig |
| 50 | fünfzig |
| 60 | sechzig |
| 70 | siebzig |
| 80 | achtzig |
| 90 | neunzig |
| 100 | einhundert (short form: hundert) |
You can form all the numbers from 21 to 99 from the following elements:
|
(1) ein- |
und | -zwanzig (20) -dreißig (30) -vierzig (40) -fünfzig (50) -sechzig (60) -siebzig (70) -achtzig (80) -neunzig (90) |