A1Spanishes.a1.071

Expressing age with tener

Structure:

tener + number + años

Spanish uses tener (to have) for age, not ser/estar.

Example:

Tengo veinte y tres años. **Translation:** I am twenty-three years old.

Examples

Tengo veinte y tres años.

I am twenty-three years old.

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Tengo veinte y tres años."

Acabar de + infinitive: recent past

Adjective agreement: gender

Adjective agreement: number

Adjective placement: after noun (descriptive)

Adjective placement: before noun (quantity/inherent quality)