How to Say "nine" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “nine” is “nueve” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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AdjectiveA1
cardinal number used to quantify items
Examples
Necesito nueve huevos para hacer el pastel.
I need nine eggs to make the cake.
La mesa tiene capacidad para nueve personas.
The table has capacity for nine people.
Solo me quedan nueve días de vacaciones.
I only have nine days of vacation left.
Always Nueve
Unlike some other Spanish numbers, 'nueve' is invariable, meaning it never changes its ending for gender (masculine or feminine) or number (singular or plural). You always use 'nueve'.
Trying to pluralize the number
Mistake: “nueves sillas (Incorrect)”
Correction: nueve sillas (Correct). The number itself doesn't become plural, only the thing it is counting (sillas).
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