Gender matching

Question

This female kitten will be the 132nd kitten adopted since our store started.

Esta gatita será la centésima trigésima segunda gatita adoptiva desde nuestra tienda comenzó.

Question: Do all the words match gatita? I wasn't sure if I needed to change each of the ordinal numbers in 132 to the feminine form. Thank you!

I don't know, I emulate Spanish speakers and pretend that large ordinal numbers don't exist. :D - bosquederoble, Jan 9, 2017

http://spanish.about.com/od/spanishvocabulary/a/ordinal.htm For larger numbers, it is common to use simply the cardinal number, especially in speech. - bosquederoble, Jan 9, 2017

Thus el siglo veinte ("the 20th century") is more common than the cardinal form, el siglo vigésimo, and in writing the numerical (el siglo 20) or Roman (el siglo XX) form is often used. - bosquederoble, Jan 9, 2017

True. Thanks Bosque! - Ramonaspiker, Jan 10, 2017

Answer 1

I found you this, which says yes, all of them are changed (see the bold):

https://spanishnumbers.guide/ordinal-numbers.html

Ordinals greater than 10.º are rarely used in day-to-day speech. Instead, we use simple cardinal numbers. For example, instead of duodécimo piso (twelfth floor), the usual expression is simply piso doce.

If, anyway, you want to learn them,

In order to form compound ordinals, just write out the simple ordinal for each digit from left to right. For example, 2345.º would be dosmilésimo tricentésimo cuadragésimo quinto. If the numeral is feminine, each word must be expressed as a feminine ordinal separately. So, 2345.ª is written dosmilésima tricentésima cuadragésima quinta. The same happens with plural forms: las 31as (trigésimas primeras) Olimpiadas (the 31st Olympics).

Numerals between 13.º and 29.º can also be written as two separate words: décimo cuarto, vigésimo quinto, etc.

The list the numerals and alternate numerals at that site as well.

Thanks Bosque! Interesting. Do cardinal numbers work the same way? For example if I wanted to say 201 kittens, would it be "doscientas unas gatitas"? - Ramonaspiker, Jan 10, 2017

Doscientas una gatitas. Not unas: http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/doscientas-una-papayas-or-doscientas-un-papaya.772151/ - bosquederoble, Jan 10, 2017

http://www.fundeu.es/consulta/120031/ Dado que el ordinal afecta a una voz femenina, lo apropiado es que también se usen todos los adjetivos numerales en femenino, cuando admiten flexión de género: «las doscientas una mil trescientas veinte personas». - bosquederoble, Jan 10, 2017

That last example I believe is "the 201, 320 persons". :) - bosquederoble, Jan 10, 2017

Thank you Bosque! Do you know if ciento changes too or not? 101 kittens, cientas una gatitas - Ramonaspiker, Jan 10, 2017

To my understanding ciento does not: http://spanishcheatsheet.blogspot.com/2014/06/ciento-and-cienta-100-and-gender.html - bosquederoble, Jan 10, 2017

The matching starts at 200. Keep in mind for millions- what is before matches millón masculine since it is a noun- un millón de gatitas. People will argue whether the one before mil should be changed or not. But I think I got a good source there. :) - bosquederoble, Jan 10, 2017

The source I speak of that I think is good is the fundeu. - bosquederoble, Jan 10, 2017

From the Spanishcheatsheet: ciento una galletas. Notice that the ciento part is not feminine even though the noun it is modifying is. The only time you make ciento change to cienta is for numbers over 200 as in doscientas una galletas. - bosquederoble, Jan 10, 2017

Super helpful links and explanations! Thanks so much Bosque! - Ramonaspiker, Jan 12, 2017

Answer 2

I agree with bosquederoble.

A more natural way to say / write your phrase: Esta gatita será la gata 132 adoptada desde que nuestra tienda se abrió (This means all cats are female and if not, "el gato 132 adoptado").

Thanks Julian! If I were to write 132 out, it would be ciento treinta y dos gatas. Ciento never changes gender right? - Ramonaspiker, Jan 10, 2017