Learn Spanish (Latin America): Nosotros vivimos en el décimo piso.

Nosotros vivimos en el décimo piso.

We live on the tenth floor.

Breakdown of Nosotros vivimos en el décimo piso.

vivir

to live / to be constantly (doing something)

Questions & Answers about Nosotros vivimos en el décimo piso.

Why doesn't décimo drop the "o" before piso like primer does?

In Spanish, only primero (first) and tercero (third) drop the final "o" when they come right before a masculine singular noun. All other ordinal numbers, including décimo (tenth), keep their full endings. That is why it stays décimo piso.

I thought adjectives usually come after the noun in Spanish. Why is décimo before piso?

While descriptive adjectives (like "big" or "red") usually go after the noun, ordinal numbers like décimo (tenth) are an exception. Because they tell us the order or rank of something, they almost always come before the noun.

Why does the sentence use en when the English translation says "on"?

The Spanish word en translates to "in", "on", or "at" depending on the context. While English makes a strict difference between living "in" a building and "on" a floor, Spanish simply uses en for both.

Is it okay to leave out the word Nosotros and just start with Vivimos?

Yes! The verb vivimos already means "we live" because of its -imos ending. Spanish speakers often drop subject pronouns like nosotros unless they want to add special emphasis or avoid confusion.