Counting by Tens (30 to 40)
In Croatian, forming the tens is straightforward: you generally take the base number and add -deset (ten).
For example, combining tri (three) and deset gives you trideset (thirty). Notice that četiri (four) drops its final vowels to become četrdeset (forty).
| The book costs thirty, and the dictionary forty. | Knjiga košta trideset, a rječnik četrdeset. |
| I need thirty or forty pieces. | Trebam trideset ili četrdeset komada. |
Sound Changes (50 and 60)
When combining base numbers that end in certain consonants with -deset, the spelling and pronunciation shift to make the word flow better.
- pet (5) + deset = pedeset (50) — the t becomes a d.
- šest (6) + deset = šezdeset (60) — the st softens into a z.
| There are fifty people in the hotel. | U hotelu ima pedeset ljudi. |
| I will buy sixty grams of coffee. | Kupit ću šezdeset grama kave. |
Higher Tens (70, 80, 90)
The pattern continues consistently for the higher tens.
Just as with fifty, devet (nine) undergoes a sound change to become devedeset (ninety).
| My grandmother is seventy years old. | Moja baka ima sedamdeset godina. |
| This coat costs eighty. | Ovaj kaput košta osamdeset. |
| The driver is driving ninety in the city. | Vozač vozi devedeset u gradu. |
One Hundred
The word for one hundred is simply sto. You will use these larger numbers constantly when talking about prices, distances, age, and quantities.
| Almost one hundred people work in the office. | U uredu radi gotovo sto ljudi. |
| I will pay ninety or one hundred for the ticket. | Platit ću devedeset ili sto za kartu. |
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