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How do you say "ninety-nine" in Italian?
novantanove
In Italian, "ninety-nine" is novantanove.
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Pronunciation
no-van-ta-NOH-veh. Nove is nine. Stress is on novanta.
Grammar notes
Novantanove does not change. It is invariable and is one less than cento.
Example sentence
Mi rimangono novantanove pagine.
I have ninety-nine pages left.
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How to remember novantanove
Nove is nine. Novantanove is the last step before reaching one hundred.
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Questions about novantanove
How do you say "ninety-nine" in Italian?
In Italian, "ninety-nine" is novantanove. It is a noun.
How is novantanove written in Italian?
novantanove is written using the standard Italian script.
How is novantanove used in a sentence?
Use novantanove as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Mi rimangono novantanove pagine. (I have ninety-nine pages left.).
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"Ninety-nine" in other languages
- Japanese 九十九 (kyūjūkyū)
- Korean 구십구 (gu sip gu)
- Chinese 九十九 (jiǔ shí jiǔ)
- Spanish noventa y nueve
- Spanish (Latin America) noventa y nueve
- French quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
- German neunundneunzig
- Russian девяносто девять (devyanosto devyat')
- Greek ενενήντα εννέα (enenínta ennéa)
- Arabic تسعة وتسعين (tis'a witiseen)
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