Breakdown of Ella tiene sesenta y dos fotos en su cuarto.
ella
she
tener
to have
en
in / on / at
la foto
the photo
el cuarto
the room
su
his/her/its/their/your (formal)
dos
two
sesenta
sixty
Questions & Answers about Ella tiene sesenta y dos fotos en su cuarto.
Why is sesenta y dos written as three separate words?
For numbers from 31 to 99, Spanish uses three words: the tens, the word y (and), and the ones. So, 62 is literally "sixty and two" (sesenta y dos). This is different from the twenties, which are combined into a single word (like veintidós).
I thought words ending in "-o" were usually masculine. Why is fotos feminine?
Foto is actually an abbreviation for fotografía, which is a feminine word. Even though it is shortened and ends in "-o", it keeps its original feminine gender. You will always use feminine words with it, like una foto or las fotos.
Since fotos is feminine, shouldn't dos change to match its gender?
Doesn't cuarto have something to do with the number four?
It does! Cuarto literally means "fourth" or a "quarter." Over time, it also became a standard word for a "room" or "bedroom" in a house. Just be careful not to confuse it with cuatro, which is the number four!
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