Questions & Answers about Tienen veinticinco euros.
Why is veinticinco written as one single word instead of three words like "veinte y cinco"?
In Spanish, numbers from 21 to 29 are always squeezed into a single word. You drop the final e of veinte, replace it with an i, and add the single digit. This gives us veinticinco. Starting at 31, numbers are split into three words, like treinta y cinco.
Why isn't there a word for "they" before tienen?
Spanish often drops subject pronouns (like ellos or ellas for "they") because the verb ending already tells us who is doing the action. The -en ending on tienen specifically means "they" or "you all" (formal), so adding the pronoun is optional.
Does the v in veinticinco sound like an English "v" or "b"?
Would veinticinco change its ending if it was describing a feminine noun instead of euros?
No, it stays exactly the same. Only numbers that end in "one", such as veintiuno, change to match the gender of the noun (for example, veintiún euros or veintiuna casas). Other numbers like veinticinco do not change based on gender.
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