sixteen
gb/sˈɪkstˈin/ us/sˈɪkstˈin/
A1
英語
~ 3500
語義
0件の語義
numeral
A1
quantity
1
The number 16
The number that comes after fifteen and before seventeen.
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'sixteen' with 'sixty' in pronunciation or spelling.
類義語
16 (Numerical symbol for the number sixteen.)
対義語
seventeen (The next higher number after sixteen.)
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fifteen (The next lower number before sixteen.)
コロケーション
sixteen years old
|sixteen people
|sixteen times
|sixteen percent
テーマ
mathematics
|daily life
|education
|core_vocabulary
例文
- There are sixteen students in the class.
- She turned sixteen last month.
- The recipe calls for sixteen ounces of flour.
- They drove for sixteen miles before stopping.
- Sixteen teams will compete in the tournament.
学習者向け例文
- I am sixteen years old.
- There are sixteen chairs in the room.
- The box has sixteen apples.
- My sister is sixteen today.
- We have sixteen books on the table.
文法
辞書形
sixteen
IPA
GB/sˈɪkstˈin/
US/sˈɪkstˈin/
音節・強勢
six - teen （2音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (six)
活用形
Noun
- Base: sixteen
- Plural: sixteens
関連語
Forms
sixteens
noun
Core family
sixteenth
ordinal numeral A2
表現
sixteen going on seventeen
1/sˈɪkstˈin ɡˈoʊɪŋ ˈɔn sˈɛvəntˈin/
fixed phrase
Almost seventeen years old
Used to say someone is sixteen now and will soon be seventeen.
例文
- She’s sixteen going on seventeen and already thinking about college.
- He sang 'Sixteen Going on Seventeen' in the school play.
sweet sixteen
1/swˈit sˈɪkstˈin/
fixed phrase
informal
Girl's sixteenth birthday celebration
A party or celebration for a girl’s sixteenth birthday, often considered special in some cultures.
例文
- Her parents threw a big sweet sixteen party for her.
- She has been planning her sweet sixteen for months.