No. 5,756 in French
cinquante
"Fifty."
In a sentence
J'ai cinquante euros dans mon portefeuille.
I have fifty euros in my wallet.
Here, 'cinquante' is used as a cardinal number denoting quantity - fifty.
Le cinquantième jour de l'année est le 19 février.
The fiftieth day of the year is February 19.
In this sentence, 'cinquante' forms part of the ordinal number 'cinquantième', indicating position or order.
Elle a écrit cinquante fois le même mot pour s'entraîner.
She wrote the same word fifty times to practice.
In this example, 'cinquante' expresses repetition in quantity - fifty times.
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