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"Setenta y dos" is an adjective which is often translated as "seventy-two", and "cuarenta y tres" is an adjective which is often translated as "forty-three". Learn more about the difference between "setenta y dos" and "cuarenta y tres" below.
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.
cuarenta y tres(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (number)
a. forty-three
Los Lakers anotaron cuarenta y tres puntos en el primer tiempo.The Lakers scored forty-three points in the first half.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (number)
a. forty-three
Al nuevo preso le asignaron el número cuarenta y tres.The new prisoner was assigned the number forty-three.
