Breakdown of Veo veinticuatro coches blancos.
el coche
the car
blanco
white
ver
to see; to watch (TV, a film)
veinticuatro
twenty-four
Questions & Answers about Veo veinticuatro coches blancos.
Why is veinticuatro written as a single word?
In Spanish, numbers from 21 to 29 are written as a single word. You take veinte (twenty), change the final e to an i, and add the single digit. So, veinte + cuatro becomes veinticuatro. You only start using y (and) as a separate word for numbers 31 and up, like treinta y cuatro.
Would veinticuatro change if we were talking about feminine things?
No, veinticuatro stays exactly the same. The only number in the twenties that changes to match a feminine noun is 21, which becomes veintiuna. For 22 through 29, the number never changes for gender.
Where is the word for "I" in this sentence?
In Spanish, the verb ending usually tells you who is doing the action. The -o ending in veo already means "I see". Because of this, the pronoun yo (I) is usually dropped unless you really want to emphasize it.
Why is the color blancos placed after coches?
Unlike in English, descriptive words (adjectives) in Spanish usually come right after the noun they describe. So instead of "white cars", you say "cars white" (coches blancos). Also notice that blancos ends in -os to match the masculine, plural noun coches.
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