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"Cincuenta" is an adjective which is often translated as "fifty", and "setenta y dos" is an adjective which is often translated as "seventy-two". Learn more about the difference between "cincuenta" and "setenta y dos" below.
cincuenta(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
setenta y dos(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (number)
a. seventy-two (cardinal)
La policía detuvo a setenta y dos manifestantes y los dejó en libertad al día siguiente sin cargos.Police arrested seventy-two demonstrators and released them the following day without charges.
b. seventy-second (ordinal)
Su oficina está en el piso setenta y dos de un edificio que tiene cien.Their office is on the seventy-second floor of a one hundred floor building.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (number)
a. seventy-two
Di el primer número que se te ocurra. - El setenta y dos.Say the first number that comes to mind. - Seventy-two.
