No. 553 in Spanish
nueve
The number nine.
In a sentence
Tengo una colección de nueve libros.
I have a collection of nine books.
Here, 'nueve' is used as a cardinal number to indicate the quantity of books in the collection.
El tren llega a las nueve de la noche.
The train arrives at nine in the evening.
In this sentence, 'nueve' specifies the hour of the evening, serving as a reference to the time.
Elestilo de la arquitectura moderna tiene elementos que parecen del año nueve.
The style of modern architecture has elements that seem from the year nine.
This usage of 'nueve' references a year in historical context and serves as a descriptor of the era.
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