Numbers 20 to 100
The tens, and how to add the units.
How It Works
| Number | Word | Number | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | vint | 60 | seissanta |
| 30 | trenta | 70 | setanta |
| 40 | quaranta | 80 | ochanta |
| 50 | cinquanta | 90 | nonanta |
| 100 | cent |
The twenties are special: the unit joins vint with e and hyphens, as in vint-e-un (21) and vint-e-quatre (24). From thirty the unit simply follows the ten: trenta-cinc (35), quaranta-un (41), nonanta-nòu (99). Some writers use a space instead of the hyphen.
Seventy, eighty and ninety are single words: setanta, ochanta, nonanta. They are not built on twenty, as French does. The tens do not change for gender.
Examples (4)
- Maria a quaranta ans.
Maria is forty years old.
Quaranta gives the age.
- Joan a vint-e-un ans.
Joan is twenty-one years old.
The twenties use e and hyphens.
- I a trenta-cinc dròlles.
There are thirty-five children.
From thirty the unit follows with a hyphen.
- Avèm cent cadièras.
We have a hundred chairs.
Cent is one hundred.
Common Mistakes
Joining a unit to a ten above twenty with e.
I a trenta-e-dos libres.I a trenta-dos libres.Only vint takes e. From thirty, add the unit directly.
How It Connects
Learn This First
The tens continue the count, so the numbers up to 20 come first.
Related Patterns
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Patterns that build on this one.
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