In Japanese, "forty-nine" is 四十九 (yonjūkyū). It is a adjective.
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四十九 is written in kanji. Romanised as yonjūkyū, it sounds roughly like "yoh-n-joo-kyoo" to an English ear.
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Buy on Steam四十九 is romanised as yonjūkyū. Say it roughly like "yoh-n-joo-kyoo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
四十九 is a na-adjective or noun-adjective. It is neutral in register and fits naturally in both casual and polite sentences. Add na before a noun, or use desu for a polite predicate.
四十九 is written using kanji. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.
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