thirty-eight

Thân thiện

A child counts thirty-eight colorful marbles on the floor.

Definition

Adjective: - Being eight more than thirty; the number 38.

Usage

This word functions exclusively as an adjective describing the specific cardinal number between thirty-seven and thirty-nine. It is used to quantify nouns.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The committee consists of thirty-eight members.
  • She scored thirty-eight points in the game.
  • The process took thirty-eight days to complete.

Advanced Usage

• As a Determiner: Often functions as a determiner when placed before a noun to specify quantity.
  • Thirty-eight students passed the exam.
• In Compound Numerals: Can be part of larger numbers.
  • One hundred and thirty-eight.

Variants and Related Words

• 38 (Symbol): The Arabic numeral representation.
• XXXVIII (Symbol): The Roman numeral representation.

Synonyms

• Eight and thirty (Archaic/Less common).

Notes

• This is a compound number formed by combining the tens place ("thirty") and the units place ("eight"). It follows the standard pattern for numbers from 21 to 99 (excluding multiples of ten).

Học thuật

Adjective

1. being eight more than thirty

Từ đồng nghĩa

• 38
• xxxviii