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El hotel grande tiene veinte dormitorios.

El hotel grande tiene veinte dormitorios.
The big hotel has twenty bedrooms.
From Lesson 39:Numbers 11 to 20 (once, doce, trece)·Spanish (Spain)

Breakdown of El hotel grande tiene veinte dormitorios.

grande
big
el hotel
the hotel
tener
to have
el dormitorio
the bedroom
veinte
twenty

Questions & Answers about El hotel grande tiene veinte dormitorios.

The number veinte describes dormitorios (masculine). Would veinte change if the noun was feminine?
No, the numbers 11 through 20 do not change to match the gender of the noun. Whether you are counting masculine nouns like veinte dormitorios (twenty bedrooms) or feminine nouns like veinte casas (twenty houses), the word veinte stays exactly the same.
How should I pronounce the 'v' at the beginning of veinte?
In Spanish from Spain, the letters 'v' and 'b' make the exact same sound. When at the beginning of a word or after a pause, the 'v' in veinte sounds like a soft English 'b'.
Why does grande come after hotel instead of before it?
In Spanish, descriptive words (adjectives) usually come after the noun they describe. So, instead of saying 'the big hotel', you say the equivalent of 'the hotel big' (el hotel grande). Also, because grande ends in an 'e', it doesn't change for masculine or feminine nouns; it stays the same for both.
Is the 'h' in hotel pronounced like it is in English?
No, the letter 'h' is always completely silent in Spanish. You pronounce hotel as if it starts with the letter 'o' (oh-TEL), putting the speaking emphasis on the last syllable.
Which verb does tiene come from?
It comes from the verb tener (to have). It is an irregular verb, meaning its spelling changes in unexpected ways when you use it. Here, we use the 'he/she/it' form, tiene, because we are talking about a single thing (the hotel).

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