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veinteavo
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USAGE NOTE
The ordinal use of this word is non-standard in the senses shown in 2) & 4).
el veinteavo
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (fraction)
a. twentieth
Dono un veinteavo de mi sueldo a una organización benéfica.I donate one twentieth of my salary to a charity.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
2. (colloquial) (ordinal number)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. twentieth
El año pasado cumplió diecinueve años de reinado. Este será el veinteavo.Last year was the nineteenth year of her reign. This will be the twentieth.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
3. (fraction)
a. twentieth
¿Cuál es la veinteava parte de cien? - Cinco.What's the twentieth part of a hundred? - Five.
4. (colloquial) (ordinal number)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. twentieth
Laura terminó la carrera en el puesto veinteavo.Laura finished the race in twentieth place.
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