No. 1,192 in Spanish
quinto
"Quinto" in English means "fifth."
In a sentence
Vivo en el quinto piso del edificio.
I live on the fifth floor of the building.
In this sentence, 'quinto' is used as an ordinal number to indicate position in a sequence, specifically referring to the floor in the building.
La sección quinta del libro explica las reglas.
The fifth section of the book explains the rules.
Here, 'quinta' functions to identify a specific part of the book as the fifth in order.
Terminó en quinto lugar en la competencia.
He finished in fifth place in the competition.
In this context, 'quinto' is used to describe the ranking or position achieved in the competition.
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