five hundredth

quingentésimo

five hundredth(

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).

adjective

1. (ordinal number)

a. quingentésimo

Today we celebrate the five hundredth anniversary of our city.Hoy celebramos el quingentésimo aniversario de nuestra ciudad.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

2. (fraction)

a. la quingentésima parte

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

When Jaime was promoted, he was given shares equivalent to one five hundredth of the company.Cuando ascendieron a Jaime, le dieron acciones equivalentes a una quingentésima parte de la empresa.

b. el quingentésimo

(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).

(M)

Two hundred and fifty five hundredths can be reduced to one half.Doscientos cincuenta quingentésimos se puede reducir a una mitad.

3. (in a series)

a. el quingentésimo

(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).

(M)

, la quingentésima

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Of the two thousand runners who competed in the race, I was the five hundredth to cross the finish line.De los dos mil corredores que compitieron en la carrera, yo fui el quingentésimo para cruzar la meta.

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