twenty-ninth

vigésimonoveno

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twenty-ninth(

twehn

naynth

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

adjective

1. (ordinal number)

a. vigésimonoveno

This is the twenty-ninth annual meeting of our society.Esta es la vigésimonovena reunión anual de nuestra sociedad.

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

noun

2. (in a series)

a. el vigésimo noveno

(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 vigésima novena

(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)

He wrote thirty books. The twenty-ninth is my favorite.Escribió treinta libros. El vigésimo noveno es mi favorito.

3. (in dates)

a. el veintinueve

(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)

When is your flight? - On October twenty-ninth.¿Cuándo es tu vuelo? - El veintinueve de octubre.

4. (fraction)

a. el veintinueveavo

(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)

One twenty-ninth of the population owns that brand of cell phone.Un veintinueveavo de la población tiene esa marca de celular.

b. la veintinueveava 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)

Given that we are twenty-nine members in the group, each will receive a twenty-ninth of the total amount of money.Puesto que somos veintinueve miembros en el grupo, cada uno recibirá la veintinueveava parte de la suma total.

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