In French, "forty-nine" is quarante-neuf. It is a adjective.
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Buy on SteamIn French, "forty-nine" is quarante-neuf. It is a adjective. The word is spelled quarante-neuf and pronounced as written, following French pronunciation rules.
quarante-neuf is an adjective in French. Adjectives in this language usually agree in gender and number with the noun they modify.
Use quarante-neuf as you would use the equivalent adjective in English. In French, word order and agreement rules determine how quarante-neuf fits into a sentence.
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