Veintisiete (en. Twenty-seven)

/be-in-ti-sje-te/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Cardinal number that represents the quantity 27.

I have twenty-seven apples.

Tengo veintisiete manzanas.

In some contexts, a figure that indicates an age.

She turned twenty-seven years old yesterday.

Ella cumplió veintisiete años ayer.

From Latin 'viginti septem', which means 'twenty and seven'.

twenty-seven trees

A set of 27 trees.

veintisiete árboles

twenty-seven reasons

Reasons that total 27.

veintisiete razones

twenty-six

Number that precedes twenty-seven.

veintiséis

twenty-eight

Number that follows twenty-seven.

veintiocho

Referring to a large or significant group.

We were twenty-seven at the party.

Éramos veintisiete en la fiesta.

Colloquial use to refer to young adulthood.

At twenty-seven, many seek stability.

A los veintisiete, muchos buscan estabilidad.