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Numbers over 100: cien vs ciento

Structure:

cien (exact 100) / ciento + number (101–199) / doscientos…

Cien is used alone; ciento before another number. Doscientos/as agrees in gender.

Example:

Hay cien personas. Costó ciento veinte euros. **Translation:** There are one hundred people. It cost one hundred and twenty euros.

Examples

Hay cien personas.

There are one hundred people.

Costó ciento veinte euros.

It cost one hundred and twenty euros.

Question 1 of 30 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Hay cien personas."

Adverbs ending in -mente

Agreement of past participle with ser (passive)

Comparatives: más / menos + adjective + que

Comparatives: tan … como (equality)

Concession with aunque + indicative