Word
Abbiamo cinquanta euro.
Meaning
We have fifty euros.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Abbiamo cinquanta euro.
Where is the word for "we" in this sentence?
How do I know whether to change the ending of cinquanta to match a plural noun?
If I wanted to say "fifty-one" or "fifty-eight", does cinquanta stay exactly the same?
Not quite! When you combine a "tens" number like cinquanta with a number that starts with a vowel, like uno (one) or otto (eight), you drop the final "a". So, fifty-one becomes cinquantuno and fifty-eight becomes cinquantotto. For other numbers, you just combine them normally without dropping any letters: cinquantadue (fifty-two).
Wait, there are fifty of them. Why doesn't euro end in an "i" like a normal masculine plural noun?