Breakdown of El televisor cuesta novecientos dólares.
el televisor
the television set
el dólar
the dollar
costar
to cost
novecientos
nine hundred
Questions & Answers about El televisor cuesta novecientos dólares.
Why is it novecientos and not nuevecientos?
Just like in English where we say fifty instead of fivety, some Spanish numbers have slight spelling changes. The number nine is nueve, but nine hundred drops the u and becomes novecientos. It is an irregular spelling, so you just have to memorize it!
Does the ending of novecientos change depending on what you are counting?
Yes! The numbers from 200 to 900 must match the gender of the noun they are counting. Since dólares is masculine, we use novecientos. If we were talking about a feminine noun like pounds (libras), it would change to novecientas libras.
What is the difference between el televisor and la televisión?
El televisor refers specifically to the physical electronic device (the TV set itself). La televisión (often shortened to la tele) usually refers to the programming or the medium of television, like when you say that you watch television.
Why is the verb spelled cuesta? What is the dictionary form?
The dictionary form (infinitive) is costar (to cost). It is a stem-changing verb, meaning the o in the root changes to ue when you conjugate it for he, she, or it. Since el televisor is a singular noun, costar becomes cuesta.
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