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"Ciento veinte" is an adjective which is often translated as "one hundred twenty", and "ciento diez" is an adjective which is often translated as "one hundred ten". Learn more about the difference between "ciento veinte" and "ciento diez" below.
ciento veinte(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (number)
a. one hundred twenty (cardinal)
La flota estaba formada por ciento veinte navíos.The fleet consisted of one hundred twenty ships.
b. a hundred and twenty (cardinal)
La escalinata tiene ciento veinte escalones.The staircase has a hundred and twenty steps.
c. one hundred and twentieth (ordinal)
La semana que viene celebramos el ciento veinte aniversario de la apertura de nuestra primera tienda.Next week we're celebrating the one hundred and twentieth anniversary of the opening of our first store.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (number)
b. a hundred and twenty
Ochenta más cuarenta es ciento veinte.Eighty plus forty is a hundred and twenty.
ciento diez(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (number)
a. one hundred ten
El nuevo rascacielos tiene ciento diez pisos.The new skyscraper has one hundred ten floors.
b. a hundred ten
Hubo una audición y se presentaron más de ciento diez cantantes.There was an audition and more than a hundred ten singers showed up.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (number)
a. one hundred ten
Josefina levantó el teléfono y marcó el número ciento diez.Josefina picked up the phone and marked the number one hundred ten.
b. a hundred ten
Divide ese número por ciento diez. ¿Cuál es el resultado?Divide that number by a hundred ten. What's the result?
