Word
Quatrocentos cêntimos são quatro euros.
Meaning
Four hundred cents are four euros.
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Breakdown of Quatrocentos cêntimos são quatro euros.
ser
to be
quatro
four
o euro
the euro
o cêntimo
the cent
Questions & Answers about Quatrocentos cêntimos são quatro euros.
Does the word for 'four hundred' change depending on what you are counting?
Yes! In Portuguese, the numbers for the hundreds (from 200 to 900) change to match whether the noun is masculine or feminine. Because cêntimos is masculine, we use quatrocentos. If you were counting something feminine, you would use quatrocentas.
Why do we use são here instead of estão?
I have seen the word 'centavos' before. Why are we using cêntimos here?
In Portugal, the official word for the cents of a Euro is cêntimo. You might see 'centavos' if you look at materials for Brazilian Portuguese, but for European Portuguese, always use cêntimos.
Since 400 changes gender to match the noun, does the word for 4 (quatro) change gender too?
No, quatro stays exactly the same. In Portuguese, the numbers 1 and 2 change gender (um/uma, dois/duas), and the hundreds change gender, but the numbers 3 through 9 do not change. It is always quatro.