In Japanese, "ninety-nine" is 九十九 (kyūjūkyū). It is a adjective.
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九十九 is written in kanji. Romanised as kyūjūkyū, it sounds roughly like "kyoo-joo-kyoo" to an English ear.
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Buy on Steam九十九 is romanised as kyūjūkyū. Say it roughly like "kyoo-joo-kyoo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
九十九 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.
九十九 is written using kanji. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.
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