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Modern Spanish Grammar: A Practical Guide

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NUMBERS 7.3octavo/-anoveno/-adécimo/-a8th9th10thAlthough there are ordinal numbers above ten, they are only used in very formal<strong>Spanish</strong>. In case of need, the cardinal number is used, though an alternative expressioncan often be found:el cincuenta aniversario de la revolución ‘the fiftieth anniversary ofthe revolution’en la página (número) cuarenta y dos ‘on the forty-second page’7.3Expressions involving numbers7.3.1The time¿Qué hora es?What time is it?Es la una; es mediodía; es medianoche.It’s one o’clock; it’s midday; it’s midnight.Son las dos.It’s two o’clock.Son las tres y media.It’s half past three.Son las cuatro y cuarto.It’s quarter past four.Son las cinco menos cuarto.It’s quarter to five.Son las ocho y/menos diez (minutos).It’s ten (minutes) past/to eight.7.3.2The dateel dos de mayo ‘the second of May’el (día) uno/el primero de setiembre ‘the first of September’el año mil novecientos ochenta y cuatro ‘the year nineteeneighty-four’el año dos mil (2000) ‘the year two thousand’el siglo diecinueve (XIX) ‘the nineteenth century’el siglo quinto (V) ‘the fifth century’NOTERoman numerals are always used with centuries in <strong>Spanish</strong>, unlike in English. 3229.9 (p. 165)

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