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"Thirty" is an adjective which is often translated as "treinta", and "forty" is an adjective which is often translated as "cuarenta". Learn more about the difference between "thirty" and "forty" below.
thirty(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (number)
a. el treinta (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Thirty is my favorite number.El treinta es mi número favorito.
thirties
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
4. (decade)
a. los años treinta (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My grandfather was born in the thirties.Mi abuelo nació en los años treinta.
a. treinta y pico (colloquial)
When she was in her thirties she moved to France. Cuando tenía treinta y pico se mudó a Francia.
forty(
for
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (number)
a. el cuarenta (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The square root of sixteen hundred is forty.La raíz cuadrada de mil seiscientos es cuarenta.
forties
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
3. (decade)
a. los años cuarenta (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
World War II ended in the forties, right?La Segunda Guerra Mundial terminó en los años cuarenta, ¿no?
a. cuarenta y pico (colloquial)
How old do you think Mrs. Smith is? - I think she's in her forties. ¿Cuántos años le calculas a la Sra. Smith? - Creo que tiene cuarenta y pico.
