"שניים עשר פילים."

Translation: Twelve elephants.

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shnéim asár pilim (also correct: shném)

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audio for שניים עשר

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[MeTzvi]

If the word פילים is masculine and שניים is masculine why is not עשר in the masculine? Shouldn't it read עשרה?

[AlmogL]

"Teen" numbers have a different form. שניים עשר is the male form, pronounced shneim asar (not eser), and the female form is שתים עשרה pronounced shteim esre (not asara).

[MeTzvi]

Thank you, I should have known that. My mind is turning to mush. Too much studying.

[Hippopigamus]

I know that feeling, have a lingot.

[TaraPride]

Once again I have no audio snippet. Can't type what I can't hear. 9/13/17

[SandraDeZw]

How does one know when to use one yud or two? Is it שניים עשר and שתיים עשר or שנים עשר and שתים עשר as shown in http://www.memrise.com/course/1031737

[Theresa754142]

Sandra, the words ‏שניים and ‏שתיים, when written with niqqud, have one yod, and when written without niqqud they have two yod.