twenty

twenty
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
adjective
a. vingt
There are twenty students in the class.Il y a vingt élèves dans la classe.
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. le vingt
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
I can count to twenty in seven languages.Je sais compter jusqu’à vingt en sept langues.
a. le billet de vingt dollars
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
(used to talk about American or Canadian dollars)
Could you lend me a twenty until tomorrow?Tu peux me prêter un billet de vingt dollars jusqu’à demain ?
b. le billet de vingt livres
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
(used to talk about British pounds)
Does anyone have change for a twenty?Quelqu'un a de la monnaie sur un billet de vingt livres ?
A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., elle, lui).
pronoun
a. vingt
I need to grade forty essays. So far, I've finished twenty.Je dois corriger quarante dissertations. Pour l’instant, j'en ai terminé vingt.
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