decimosexto
decimosexto
decimosexto(
deh
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see
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moh
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sehks
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toh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (ordinal number)
a. sixteenth
Romualdo era un delincuente nato. Aquella era la decimosexta vez que iba a la cárcel.Romualdo was a hardened criminal. That was the sixteenth time he was sent to jail.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of person it refers to (e.g. el doctor, la doctora).
2. (ordinal number)
a. sixteenth
Llegar la decimosexta de entre 750 competidores es todo un logro.To finish sixteenth among 750 competitors is quite an achievement.
decimosexto
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