How to Say "forty" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “forty” is “cuarenta” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Mi abuela tiene cuarenta y dos años de experiencia.
My grandmother has forty-two years of experience.
Hay cuarenta estudiantes en la clase de historia.
There are forty students in the history class.
El autobús número cuarenta pasa por aquí a las ocho.
Bus number forty passes by here at eight o'clock.
It Always Stays the Same
Unlike some numbers, 'cuarenta' is invariable. It doesn't change its ending whether the noun it describes is masculine or feminine, singular or plural.
Combining Numbers
To form numbers from 41 to 99 (except those ending in zero), you connect the tens digit and the units digit with 'y' (and): 'cuarenta y uno' (41), 'cuarenta y cinco' (45).
Misspelling 40
Mistake: “Writing *cuarenta* as 'cuaranta' or 'quarenta'.”
Correction: Remember the 'e' after the 'r': c-u-a-R-E-n-t-a. It follows the pattern of 'cuatro' (four).
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