siete
/SYEH-teh/
seven
Siete (seven) bright red apples, illustrating the word as a determiner used for counting objects.
📝 In Action
La semana tiene siete días.
A1The week has seven days.
Compré siete manzanas en el mercado.
A1I bought seven apples at the market.
Hay siete personas esperando en la fila.
A2There are seven people waiting in line.
💡 Grammar Points
Always Stays the Same
Unlike many Spanish words that describe things, 'siete' never changes. It's always 'siete', whether you're talking about 'siete chicos' (masculine) or 'siete chicas' (feminine).
Placement is Key
When you use 'siete' to count something, it always goes directly before the thing you're counting. For example, 'siete libros' (seven books).
❌ Common Pitfalls
No 's' at the end
Mistake: "Tengo sietes amigos."
Correction: Tengo siete amigos. The word 'siete' never becomes plural, even when you're talking about more than one thing.
⭐ Usage Tips
Telling Time
When telling time, you say 'Son las siete' for 'It's seven o'clock'. Remember to use 'las' because you're talking about 'las horas' (the hours).
El siete (the seven) depicted as seven conceptual objects, representing the number itself as a masculine noun.
siete(Noun)
seven
?the number or figure '7'
the seventh
?referring to the seventh day of a month
📝 In Action
Mi número de la suerte es el siete.
A1My lucky number is seven.
En el examen, saqué un siete.
A2On the exam, I got a seven.
La reunión es el siete de noviembre.
A1The meeting is on the seventh of November.
💡 Grammar Points
Using 'el' with Numbers
When you talk about a number as a concept or a thing (like a jersey number or a grade), you treat it as a masculine noun by putting 'el' in front: 'el siete'.
❌ Common Pitfalls
Dates: 'Siete' vs. 'Séptimo'
Mistake: "La fiesta es el séptimo de julio."
Correction: La fiesta es el siete de julio. For dates, you almost always use the simple number (siete, ocho, nueve), not the ordinal number (séptimo, octavo, noveno). The only exception is the first of the month ('el primero').
⭐ Usage Tips
Grades in School
In many Spanish-speaking countries, grades are on a scale of 1-10. Getting 'un siete' is usually a good, solid pass.
✏️ Quick Practice
💡 Quick Quiz: siete
Question 1 of 1
Which sentence correctly says 'I have seven cats' in Spanish?
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Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between 'siete' and 'séptimo'?
Think of it like 'seven' vs. 'seventh' in English. You use 'siete' to count how many of something there are ('siete coches' - seven cars). You use 'séptimo' to describe something's position in a list ('el séptimo coche' - the seventh car).
Why is it 'Son las siete' for 7 o'clock but 'Es la una' for 1 o'clock?
Great question! You use 'Son las' for any hour that's plural (two, three, seven, etc.) because you're talking about multiple 'horas' (hours). You use 'Es la' only for one o'clock because it's just a single hour.