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Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers
Ordinal Numbers and numbers 100 - 1.000.000+
34
Language - Spanish
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10/28/2013

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Term

primero, -a

*primer

Definition

first

*drops "o" before a singular masculine noun

"El primer libro"

 

but

el libro primero

la primera casa

Term
segundo, -a
Definition
second
Term

tercero, -a

*tercer

Definition


third

*drops the "o" before a singular masculine noun

Term
cuarto, -a
Definition
fourth
Term
quinto, -a
Definition
fifth
Term
sexto, -a
Definition
sixth
Term
séptimo, -a
Definition
seventh
Term
octavo, -a
Definition
eighth
Term
noveno, -a
Definition
ninth
Term
décimo, -a
Definition
tenth
Term
onceavo, -a
Definition
eleventh
Term
doceavo, -a
Definition
twelfth
Term

What is the difference between

cien and ciento?

Definition

cien = even 100 or

100.000 (cien mil) / 100.000.000 (cien millones)

 

ciento  = followed by a number between

1 to 99

101 = ciento uno

199 = ciento noventa y nueve

Term
cien
Definition
100
Term
200
Definition
doscientos, -as
Term
300
Definition
tresciento, -as
Term
400
Definition
cuatrocientos, -as
Term
500
Definition
*quinientos, -as
Term
600
Definition
seiscientos, -as
Term
700
Definition
*setecientos, -as
Term
800
Definition
ochocientos, -as
Term
900
Definition
*novecientos, -as
Term
1.000
Definition
mil
Term
10.000
Definition
diez mil
Term
100.000
Definition
cien mil
Term
1.100
Definition
mil cien
Term
1.000.000
Definition
un millón
Term
$1.000.000
Definition

un millón de dólares

Remember, with a million - you have a million OF it

Term
2.000.000
Definition
dos millones
Term
What is special about decimal points and commas in numbers in Spanish?
Definition

They are switched - decimals are commas, and commas are decimals.

 

96,5 = 96.5

1.000.000 = 1,000,000

Term
What happens to uno before a masculine noun?
Definition
It becomes "un"
Term
What happens to "uno" before a feminine noun?
Definition
It becomes "una"
Term
Do the numbers 200 to 900 agree in gender with the nouns they modify?
Definition

Yes they do.

 

200 boys = doscientos chicos

300 houses = trescientas casas

Term
When is "y" used in numbers?
Definition

Only between tens and units - not between hundreds and tens or between hundreds and units.

 

31 = treinta y uno

99 = noventa y nueve

120 = ciento veinte

101 = ciento uno

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