Doscientas (en. Two hundred)

dos-syen-tas

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
adjective
The feminine form of the number two hundred.
The school has two hundred female students.
La escuela tiene doscientas alumnas.
Indicates a quantity that is equal to 200.
I have traveled two hundred miles in one day.
He recorrido doscientas millas en un día.
Used to enumerate objects or beings in groups of two hundred.
The library has two hundred novels.
La biblioteca cuenta con doscientas novelas.

Etymology

From the Latin 'ducenti', which means 'two hundred'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

two hundred reasons
Used to indicate that there are many justifications or arguments.
doscientas razones

Related Words

two hundred
Number that equals 200 in masculine form.
doscientos
hundreds
Set of one hundred units.
centenas

Slang Meanings

A large number
I have two hundred reasons not to do it.
Tengo doscientas razones para no hacerlo.
Indicates abundance
There were two hundred people at the party.
Había doscientas personas en la fiesta.