twenty
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USAGE NOTE
This word must be preceded by the definite article in senses like that shown in 3a).
twenty(
twuhn
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
twenties
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
3. (decade)
a. los años veinte (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).
I would love to have lived during the Roaring Twenties.Me hubiera encantado vivir durante los felices años veinte.
a. veinte y pico (colloquial)
When I was in my twenties, I visited the pyramids of Chichen Itza.Cuando tenía veinte y pico, visité las pirámides de Chichén Itzá.
b. veinte y tantos (colloquial)
How old is your roommate? - I'm not sure, but I think she's in her twenties.¿Qué edad tiene tu compañera de cuarto? - No estoy seguro, pero creo que tiene veinte y tantos.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I wasn't thinking about the future when I was in my twenties.No pensaba en el futuro cuando tenía veinte años.
Our clubbing nights are aimed at people in their twenties.Nuestras noches de baile van dirigidas a veinteañeros.
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