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    Twenty-one days

    I had an argument in my Russian conversation class over how to say 'twenty-one days.' I suggested the correct phrase was 'двадцать один день.' Was I right?

    Tom

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    That is correct.
    The last digit is a "1" so it takes the nominative singular form.
    1, 21, 31, 41, ... 101, 1001, 100001 etc.

    Eleven (11) is an exception, it is followed by genative plural.

    See this post
    http://masterrussian.net/mforum/viewtop ... t=counting
    Какая разница, умереть богатым или бедным?

    Какой толк от богатства если ты не счастлив.

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