twenty-one
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USAGE NOTE
When used as an adjective, "veintiuno" becomes "veintiún" before masculine nouns and feminine nouns that begin with a stressed "a-" or "ha-" sound.
twenty-one(
twehn
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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 veintiuno (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).
Close your eyes, count to twenty-one, and come find us.Cierra los ojos, cuenta hasta veintiuno y ven a buscarnos.
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