ninety [ˈnaɪntɪ]
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ninety
USAGE NOTE
This word must be preceded by the definite article in senses like that shown in 3a).
ninety(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (number)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
2. (number)
a. el noventa (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).
Fifteen times six is ninety.Quince por seis es igual a noventa.
nineties
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
3. (decade)
a. los años noventa (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).
Nirvana was one of the most popular bands in the world in the nineties. Nirvana fue una de las bandas más populares del mundo en los años noventa.
4. (approximate age)
a. noventa y pico (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
My grandmother is in her nineties and still loves to knit.Mi abuela tiene noventa y pico, y todavía le encanta tejer.
b. noventa y tantos (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The women in my family live into their nineties.Las mujeres de mi familia viven hasta los noventa y tantos.
ninetyNounadjective
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el noventa(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).
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
2. (general)
a. noventa
ninety nine times out of a hundredel noventa y nueve por ciento de las veces
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