No. 403 in Estonian
kümne
The Estonian word "kümne" means "of ten" or "ten's" (genitive case of "kümme," which means "ten").
In a sentence
Ma sõitsin kümne kilomeetri kaugusele.
I drove ten kilometers away.
Numerical expression indicating a quantity (ten kilometers).
Ta on vana, umbes kümne aasta vanune.
He is old, about ten years old.
Numerical expression describing an estimated age (ten years).
Kümne jaoks peab olema palju kannatust.
For the tenth, one must have much patience.
Indicating ordinal position (the tenth).
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “kümne” in actual Estonian podcasts.
Find “kümne” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Estonian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Estonian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).