Breakdown of El pastel grande cuesta diecinueve o veintidós dólares.
grande
big
el dólar
the dollar
costar
to cost
o
or
el pastel
the cake
diecinueve
nineteen
veintidós
twenty-two
Questions & Answers about El pastel grande cuesta diecinueve o veintidós dólares.
How do you form a number like diecinueve?
Numbers from 16 to 29 are written as a single word. Diecinueve (19) comes from combining diez (10), y (and), and nueve (9). When combined, the z changes to a c, and the y becomes an i, giving us diecinueve.
Why does veintidós have an accent mark on the last letter?
It comes from combining veinte (20), y (and), and dos (2). When they merge into one word (veintidós), the spoken stress stays on the last part (dos). Because Spanish words ending in s normally have the stress on the second-to-last syllable, we need a written accent mark to break that rule and show that the stress belongs at the very end.
Why is the verb cuesta instead of "costa"?
Why does grande come after pastel?
In Spanish, describing words (adjectives) usually come right after the person, place, or thing they describe. Instead of saying "the large cake", you say "the cake large" (el pastel grande).
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