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How do you say "fifty-one" in Italian?

cinquantuno

Noun

In Italian, "fifty-one" is cinquantuno.

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Pronunciation

chin-kwan-TOO-noh. Stress on 'uno'. Pronuncia 'cinquanta' quickly, then 'UNO'.

Grammar notes

Cinquantuno uses 'uno' which elides to 'un' before masculine nouns and becomes 'una' for feminine.

Example sentence

Ha cinquantun anni mio zio.

My uncle is fifty-one years old.

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How to remember cinquantuno

Uno plus cinquanta. When uno meets a vowel, it drops its final o to become 'un'.

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Questions about cinquantuno

How do you say "fifty-one" in Italian?

In Italian, "fifty-one" is cinquantuno. It is a noun.

How is cinquantuno written in Italian?

cinquantuno is written using the standard Italian script.

How is cinquantuno used in a sentence?

Use cinquantuno as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Ha cinquantun anni mio zio. (My uncle is fifty-one years old.).

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