Learn Spanish (Spain): Tenemos veintisiete amigos aquí.

Tenemos veintisiete amigos aquí.

We have twenty-seven friends here.

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Why is veintisiete written as one word instead of three?

In Spanish, numbers from 21 to 29 are always written as a single combined word. For numbers 31 and above, you start using three separate words: the tens, the word y (and), and the ones (for example, treinta y siete for thirty-seven).

Why does the word for twenty change from veinte to veinti in veintisiete?

When making the single-word numbers for the twenties, the final e in veinte changes to an i. This connects the two parts smoothly into one word to make it easier to say: veinti + siete = veintisiete.

If the sentence was about female friends (amigas), would veintisiete change its ending?

No, it stays exactly the same. Most numbers, including veintisiete, don't change based on whether the noun is masculine or feminine. You would just say veintisiete amigas. The only exception in the twenties is 21, which becomes veintiuna for feminine nouns.

Where is the word for "we" in this sentence?

It is built right into the verb! Tenemos is the "we" form of the verb tener (to have). Because the ending -emos already tells us exactly who has the friends, you don't need to add the pronoun nosotros (we) unless you want extra emphasis.