No. 721 in Italian
dieci
"Dieci" means "ten" in English.
In a sentence
Ho dieci mele nella borsa.
I have ten apples in the bag.
'Dieci' is used here as a cardinal number to indicate quantity, specifying the exact amount of apples.
Sono passati dieci giorni dal nostro ultimo incontro.
It's been ten days since our last meeting.
'Dieci' is used here to measure a duration of time, identifying the number of days.
Il terzo capitolo inizia a pagina dieci.
The third chapter starts on page ten.
'Dieci' refers to a specific page number, showing its use in ordering or indexing.
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