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La chica tiene veintinueve años.

La chica tiene veintinueve años.
The girl is twenty-nine years old.
From Lesson 41:Compound numbers up to 99 (veintiuno, treinta y uno)·Spanish (Spain)

Breakdown of La chica tiene veintinueve años.

la chica
the girl
tener
to have
el año
the year
veintinueve
twenty-nine

Questions & Answers about La chica tiene veintinueve años.

How is the number veintinueve formed?
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 plus nueve becomes veintinueve.
Why does the Spanish sentence use tiene instead of a word for "is"?
In Spanish, you do not say that someone is a certain number of years old. Instead, you say they have those years. Tiene is the "she has" form of the verb tener (to have).
Is the squiggly line over the "n" in años important?
Yes, it is extremely important! That letter is the ñ (eñe), which makes a "ny" sound like in the English word "canyon". Without it, the word means something entirely different and inappropriate. Always use the ñ when talking about age!
Since la chica is feminine, does the number change to match her gender?
No, most numbers do not change based on gender. Veintinueve stays exactly the same whether you are talking about a boy or a girl. Only numbers ending in one (like veintiuno) change to match the noun they describe.

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