cent / vingt / mille — number agreement

cent / vingt / mille — number agreement means “cent and vingt take -s only when multiplied AND final (quatre-vingts, deux cents), but not before another number (quatre-vingt-trois, deux cent cinq). mille is invariable; million/milliard are nouns and take de.”. vingt and cent add -s when multiplied by another number and standing at the end: quatre-vingts, deux cents. Formation: quatre-vingts / quatre-vingt-trois ; deux cents / deux cent cinq ; mille invariable ; million/milliard + de

cent and vingt take -s only when multiplied AND final (quatre-vingts, deux cents), but not before another number (quatre-vingt-trois, deux cent cinq). mille is invariable; million/milliard are nouns and take de.

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Formation

quatre-vingts / quatre-vingt-trois ; deux cents / deux cent cinq ; mille invariable ; million/milliard + de

Explanation

vingt and cent add -s when multiplied by another number and standing at the end: quatre-vingts, deux cents. They lose the -s when followed by another number: quatre-vingt-trois, deux cent cinq. mille never changes (trois mille). million and milliard behave like nouns and require de before the counted noun: deux millions d'euros.

Examples

Le livre coûte quatre-vingts euros exactement.
The book costs exactly eighty euros.
La ville compte deux cent mille habitants.
The city has two hundred thousand inhabitants.

FAQ

cent / vingt / mille — number agreement — what does it mean and how is it used?

cent and vingt take -s only when multiplied AND final (quatre-vingts, deux cents), but not before another number (quatre-vingt-trois, deux cent cinq). mille is invariable; million/milliard are nouns and take de.. vingt and cent add -s when multiplied by another number and standing at the end: quatre-vingts, deux cents. They lose the -s when followed by another number: quatre-vingt-trois, deux cent cinq. mille never changes (trois mille). million and milliard behave like nouns and require de before the counted noun: deux millions d'euros.

cent / vingt / mille — number agreement — how do you form it?

quatre-vingts / quatre-vingt-trois ; deux cents / deux cent cinq ; mille invariable ; million/milliard + de

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