{"id":60787,"date":"2026-05-28T12:29:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T03:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=60787"},"modified":"2026-06-01T08:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T23:08:11","slug":"italian-cardinal-variants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-cardinal-variants\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Cardinal Variants: Ventuno, Trentatr\u00e9 (A2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>In short.<\/strong> The <strong>italian cardinal variants<\/strong> are the short and long forms Italian numbers take depending on what follows them. <em>Ventuno<\/em> can become <em>ventun<\/em> before <em>anni<\/em>, <em>ore<\/em> or any noun starting with a vowel: <em>ventun anni<\/em>, <em>ventun ore<\/em>. <em>Venti<\/em>, <em>trenta<\/em>, <em>cento<\/em> and the <em>-anta<\/em> tens drop their final vowel in the same situation: <em>vent&#8217;anni<\/em>, <em>trent&#8217;anni<\/em>, <em>cent&#8217;anni<\/em>, <em>novant&#8217;anni<\/em>. All compounds of <em>tre<\/em> from twenty-three upward carry an acute accent on the last <em>e<\/em>: <em>ventitr\u00e9<\/em>, <em>trentatr\u00e9<\/em>, <em>centotr\u00e9<\/em>. The standalone <em>tre<\/em>, instead, never takes an accent. These small spelling moves are the difference between writing Italian like a tourist menu and writing it like a Gubbio newspaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This A2 guide on the italian cardinal variants sorts them by situation: when to truncate, when to spell out, when to add the accent, and when to leave the number alone. Mastering italian cardinal variants is one of those small spelling upgrades that quietly lifts the quality of your written Italian. With a dialogue from the Festa dei Ceri in Gubbio and a quiz at the end.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-toc-cv\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cosa impareremo oggi<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffb Jump to section<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#big-picture\">The big picture: why italian cardinal variants exist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ventun\">Italian cardinal variants in -uno: ventun, trentun, quarantun<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#vent-anni\">Italian cardinal variants with apostrophe: vent&#8217;anni, cent&#8217;anni<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#tre-accent\">Italian cardinal variants with acute accent: ventitr\u00e9, trentatr\u00e9<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#full-vs-short\">Full vs short form: which one to pick<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#quattr-occhi\">Quattr&#8217;occhi, ventiquattr&#8217;ore: fixed expressions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#singular-plural\">Singular or plural after ventun?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dialogue\">Dialogue at the Festa dei Ceri in Gubbio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mini-challenge\">Mini-challenge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#related\">Related guides<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#quiz\">Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"big-picture\">The big picture: why italian cardinal variants exist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian dislikes putting two vowels next to each other inside a word or across a tight word boundary. Numbers are full of vowel-final pieces (<em>venti<\/em>, <em>trenta<\/em>, <em>cento<\/em>) bumping into vowel-initial nouns (<em>anni<\/em>, <em>ore<\/em>). To smooth the rhythm of speech, the language developed a small set of italian cardinal variants: shorter forms used before vowels, accented forms used to mark stress, and longer split forms used in counting out money. None of these italian cardinal variants is optional decoration. Each one belongs to a specific situation, and getting the situation right is what makes a written sentence feel native.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a quick mental map, the italian cardinal variants fall into four buckets: the short <em>-uno<\/em> forms (<em>ventun anni<\/em>), the apostrophe-cut forms (<em>vent&#8217;anni<\/em>, <em>cent&#8217;anni<\/em>), the accented <em>-tr\u00e9<\/em> forms (<em>ventitr\u00e9<\/em>, <em>trentatr\u00e9<\/em>), and the split forms (<em>cento e uno<\/em>, <em>mille e una notte<\/em>). Add the handful of fixed idioms with <em>quattro<\/em> (<em>a quattr&#8217;occhi<\/em>, <em>ventiquattr&#8217;ore<\/em>) and you have covered nearly every case you will meet at A2 and B1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Gubbio, on the day of the Festa dei Ceri, you will read posters announcing <em>i ventun ceraioli della muta<\/em>, hear an old man boast <em>ho cent&#8217;anni e li sento tutti<\/em>, and watch the local newspaper print <em>trentatr\u00e9 alabardieri in piazza Grande<\/em>. Three different italian cardinal variants in the same morning, each in its proper place. The rules behind the italian cardinal variants are few, but they work as a system, and the system rewards a small amount of upfront attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ventun\">Italian cardinal variants in -uno: ventun, trentun, quarantun<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first family of italian cardinal variants covers the numbers ending in <em>-uno<\/em> (<em>ventuno<\/em>, <em>trentuno<\/em>, <em>quarantuno<\/em>, <em>cinquantuno<\/em>, <em>sessantuno<\/em>, <em>settantuno<\/em>, <em>ottantuno<\/em>, <em>novantuno<\/em>, <em>centouno<\/em>). They can drop their final <em>-o<\/em> before the noun they count. The result is <em>ventun<\/em>, <em>trentun<\/em>, <em>quarantun<\/em> and so on, with no apostrophe. These italian cardinal variants are especially common before nouns beginning with a vowel and before the very frequent words <em>anni<\/em> and <em>ore<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gualtiero ha ventun anni e corre per la prima volta.<br><em>Gualtiero is twenty-one and is running for the first time.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Sono trentun anni che il sindaco partecipa alla Festa.<br><em>It has been thirty-one years that the mayor has joined the Festa.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Quarantun alabardieri scendono lungo via dei Consoli.<br><em>Forty-one halberd-bearers march down via dei Consoli.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>La basilica ha cinquantun gradini sull&#8217;ingresso laterale.<br><em>The basilica has fifty-one steps on the side entrance.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Glenda ha comprato ventun cartoline da spedire a Cesena.<br><em>Glenda bought twenty-one postcards to send to Cesena.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same truncation also works before consonants in careful writing, though it is less obligatory: you will see <em>ventun libri<\/em> next to <em>ventuno libri<\/em>, both correct. Before vowels, the short form is almost always preferable: <em>ventun anni<\/em> sounds tidy, <em>ventuno anni<\/em> sounds slightly clunky. There is no apostrophe in this group of italian cardinal variants: write <em>ventun anni<\/em>, not <em>ventun&#8217;anni<\/em>. The apostrophe enters the picture only in a different family of variants, the ones we see next.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-cv-1\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-challenge:<\/strong> Pick the more natural form.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mia nonna ha (settantuno \/ settantun) anni.<\/li>\n<li>Ho comprato (trentuno \/ trentun) libri in libreria.<\/li>\n<li>Il Cero \u00e8 alto (cinquantuno \/ cinquantun) metri da terra a punta.<\/li>\n<li>I (ventuno \/ ventun) ceraioli si sono cambiati la maglia.<\/li>\n<li>Aspetto da (quarantuno \/ quarantun) minuti.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1. <strong>settantun anni<\/strong> (short form preferred before vowel)<\/p>\n<p>2. Both OK; <strong>trentun libri<\/strong> slightly more careful, <strong>trentuno libri<\/strong> very common in speech<\/p>\n<p>3. <strong>cinquantun metri<\/strong> preferred (concise, before consonant)<\/p>\n<p>4. <strong>ventun ceraioli<\/strong> preferred before the vowel-feeling group<\/p>\n<p>5. <strong>quarantun minuti<\/strong> preferred (short form before a clear noun)<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"vent-anni\">Italian cardinal variants with apostrophe: vent&#8217;anni, cent&#8217;anni<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second family of italian cardinal variants covers the tens <em>venti<\/em> and the <em>-anta<\/em> family (<em>trenta<\/em>, <em>quaranta<\/em>, <em>cinquanta<\/em>, <em>sessanta<\/em>, <em>settanta<\/em>, <em>ottanta<\/em>, <em>novanta<\/em>), together with <em>cento<\/em>. They can drop their final vowel before a noun that begins with a vowel. Here the apostrophe does appear, because a vowel has been cut: <em>vent&#8217;anni<\/em>, <em>trent&#8217;anni<\/em>, <em>quarant&#8217;anni<\/em>, <em>cent&#8217;anni<\/em>. The same trick works less often with <em>ore<\/em>: <em>vent&#8217;ore<\/em>, <em>novant&#8217;ore<\/em>. The number <em>otto<\/em> may also lose its vowel inside compounds: <em>diciott&#8217;anni<\/em>, <em>sessantott&#8217;anni<\/em>. These italian cardinal variants are the trademark cadence of Italian when talking about age.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mio nonno ha sessantott&#8217;anni e corre ancora i Ceri.<br><em>My grandfather is sixty-eight and still runs the Ceri.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>La Festa esiste da novecent&#8217;anni circa.<br><em>The Festa has existed for about nine hundred years.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Vent&#8217;anni fa Glenda venne a Gubbio per la prima volta.<br><em>Twenty years ago Glenda came to Gubbio for the first time.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Diciott&#8217;anni di tradizione non si cancellano in un giorno.<br><em>Eighteen years of tradition are not erased in a day.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Cent&#8217;anni fa la corsa partiva alle sei di mattina.<br><em>One hundred years ago the race started at six in the morning.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Il parroco ha quarant&#8217;anni ma sembra pi\u00f9 giovane.<br><em>The parish priest is forty but looks younger.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two cautions about these italian cardinal variants. First, the cut is only allowed before a vowel; nobody writes <em>vent&#8217;libri<\/em> or <em>cent&#8217;metri<\/em>, which stay <em>venti libri<\/em> and <em>cento metri<\/em>. Second, the truncated form is most natural with <em>anni<\/em>, common with <em>ore<\/em>, and progressively less common with other vowel-initial nouns. Writing <em>cent&#8217;amici<\/em> is correct but feels old-fashioned in everyday prose, while <em>cento amici<\/em> is neutral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tre-accent\">Italian cardinal variants with acute accent: ventitr\u00e9, trentatr\u00e9<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The third family of italian cardinal variants sits on the number <em>tre<\/em>. By itself, <em>tre<\/em> is written with no accent at all: <em>tre amici<\/em>, <em>tre Ceri<\/em>, <em>tre ore<\/em>. But the moment <em>tre<\/em> appears as the last piece of a longer number, from twenty-three onward, it carries the main word stress, and Italian marks that stress with an acute accent on the final <em>e<\/em>: <em>ventitr\u00e9<\/em>, <em>trentatr\u00e9<\/em>, <em>quarantatr\u00e9<\/em>, <em>cinquantatr\u00e9<\/em>, <em>sessantatr\u00e9<\/em>, <em>settantatr\u00e9<\/em>, <em>ottantatr\u00e9<\/em>, <em>novantatr\u00e9<\/em>, <em>centotr\u00e9<\/em>, <em>duecentotr\u00e9<\/em>. The accent is always acute (<em>\u00e9<\/em>), the same shape used in <em>perch\u00e9<\/em>, <em>n\u00e9<\/em>, <em>s\u00e9<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Quest&#8217;anno ci sono trentatr\u00e9 alabardieri in piazza Grande.<br><em>This year there are thirty-three halberd-bearers in piazza Grande.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Gualtiero ha appena compiuto ventitr\u00e9 anni.<br><em>Gualtiero has just turned twenty-three.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Il primo Cero \u00e8 centotr\u00e9 centimetri pi\u00f9 alto del secondo.<br><em>The first Cero is one hundred and three centimetres taller than the second.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Quel signore corre la Festa da quarantatr\u00e9 stagioni.<br><em>That gentleman has been running the Festa for forty-three seasons.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>La basilica di Sant&#8217;Ubaldo conserva sessantatr\u00e9 ex voto.<br><em>The basilica of Sant&#8217;Ubaldo holds sixty-three votive offerings.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Writing <em>ventitre<\/em>, <em>trentatre<\/em> without the accent is a real mistake: word processors flag it, teachers correct it, and on the page it looks like a typo. The accent is not optional in these italian cardinal variants. The doctor&#8217;s classic instruction <em>dica trentatr\u00e9<\/em> (asking a patient to say &#8220;thirty-three&#8221; so the lungs can be auscultated) is the iconic example: even in a spoken phrase, the written form keeps the accent. The same logic applies to ordinals built from these numbers: <em>ventitreesimo<\/em>, <em>trentatreesimo<\/em> drop the accent because the stress has moved.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-cv-2\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-challenge:<\/strong> Add the accent where it belongs (or leave it off).<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ho ___ (tre) fratelli e ___ (ventitre) cugini.<\/li>\n<li>Gualtiero ha ___ (trentatre) anni, non ___ (ventitre).<\/li>\n<li>Sono passati ___ (centotre) giorni dalla Festa.<\/li>\n<li>Vorrei ___ (tre) caff\u00e8, per favore.<\/li>\n<li>La sua scuola ha ___ (quarantatre) studenti per classe.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1. <strong>tre<\/strong> fratelli (no accent on standalone), <strong>ventitr\u00e9<\/strong> cugini (accent on compound)<\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>trentatr\u00e9<\/strong> anni, non <strong>ventitr\u00e9<\/strong> (both accented)<\/p>\n<p>3. <strong>centotr\u00e9<\/strong> giorni (accent)<\/p>\n<p>4. <strong>tre<\/strong> caff\u00e8 (no accent on standalone)<\/p>\n<p>5. <strong>quarantatr\u00e9<\/strong> studenti (accent)<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"full-vs-short\">Full vs short form: which one to pick<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you know the variants exist, the question becomes when to use which. The full form (<em>ventuno<\/em>, <em>trenta<\/em>, <em>cento<\/em>) is the neutral, safe option: it works everywhere and is always correct. The short forms (<em>ventun<\/em>, <em>vent&#8217;<\/em>, <em>cent&#8217;<\/em>) are the natural option in three situations:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>before <em>anni<\/em> and <em>ore<\/em>, where the short form is almost a default;<\/li>\n<li>before any vowel-initial noun in careful written prose;<\/li>\n<li>in newspaper headlines and posters, where space matters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For numbers above a hundred, Italian offers another set of italian cardinal variants: the split form. Instead of <em>centouno<\/em>, you can write <em>cento e uno<\/em>; instead of <em>milleuno<\/em>, <em>mille e uno<\/em>. The split form is particularly common in price quotes: <em>tremila e cinquecento euro<\/em>, <em>duemila e venti<\/em>. When the number is split, the noun that follows must be singular: <em>cento e una pagina<\/em> (not <em>cento e una pagine<\/em>), <em>trecento e un dollaro<\/em>. This is a fixed agreement quirk worth memorising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"quattr-occhi\">Quattr&#8217;occhi, ventiquattr&#8217;ore: fixed expressions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A handful of italian cardinal variants live only inside fixed expressions and never appear in free combinations. The number <em>quattro<\/em> normally keeps its final <em>-o<\/em> in <em>quattro amici<\/em> or <em>quattro persone<\/em>, but it loses the vowel in a small set of idioms that have become standalone italian cardinal variants in their own right.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A quattr&#8217;occhi Gualtiero confessa di avere paura della salita.<br><em>One on one, Gualtiero confesses he is afraid of the climb.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Le ultime ventiquattr&#8217;ore prima della corsa sono frenetiche.<br><em>The last twenty-four hours before the race are frantic.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Glenda ha sistemato tutto in quattro e quattr&#8217;otto.<br><em>Glenda sorted everything out in a flash.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Sono passate ventiquattr&#8217;ore da quando \u00e8 arrivata a Gubbio.<br><em>Twenty-four hours have passed since she arrived in Gubbio.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outside these set phrases, <em>quattro<\/em> stays whole: <em>quattro ore<\/em>, not <em>quattr&#8217;ore<\/em>. The same applies to lower numbers in general: <em>cinque<\/em>, <em>sei<\/em>, <em>sette<\/em>, <em>nove<\/em>, <em>dieci<\/em> do not generate any italian cardinal variants. Memorise the few idioms (<em>a quattr&#8217;occhi<\/em>, <em>ventiquattr&#8217;ore<\/em>, <em>in quattro e quattr&#8217;otto<\/em>) and treat them as vocabulary items, not as a productive rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"singular-plural\">Singular or plural after ventun?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian numbers above one always agree with a plural noun: <em>due libri<\/em>, <em>dieci alabardieri<\/em>, <em>cento metri<\/em>. The italian cardinal variants ending in <em>-uno<\/em> create a small grey area, because the <em>-uno<\/em> piece itself is grammatically singular. Old grammars permitted <em>ventun anno<\/em> (singular noun); modern Italian almost always uses the plural: <em>ventun anni<\/em>, <em>trentun giorni<\/em>, <em>ventun ceraioli<\/em>. The plural is also obligatory whenever an adjective or an article is added.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ho passato ventun giorni a Gubbio quest&#8217;estate.<br><em>I spent twenty-one days in Gubbio this summer.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>I ventun ceraioli della muta arrivano in cima esausti.<br><em>The twenty-one runners in the team reach the top exhausted.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Erano passati ventun bei giorni a casa dei nonni.<br><em>Twenty-one lovely days had gone by at the grandparents&#8217; house.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Trentun anni di Festa, e non ne ho persa una.<br><em>Thirty-one years of Festa, and I have not missed a single one.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The singular form (<em>ventun anno<\/em>) does survive in very formal bureaucratic Italian, in items like <em>schede ventuna<\/em> or <em>moduli ventuno<\/em>, but you will almost never need it. As a learner working with italian cardinal variants, default to the plural noun and you will be right every time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use this cheat sheet to pick between the italian cardinal variants at a glance. The decision depends on the noun that follows and on the position of the stress. Keep the table open while you draft any sentence with a number above twenty, and the italian cardinal variants will become reflex within a couple of weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table>\n<thead><tr><th>Situation<\/th><th>Form<\/th><th>Italian example<\/th><th>English<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>21, 31, 41 + age<\/td><td>short, no apostrophe<\/td><td>ventun anni<\/td><td>twenty-one years<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>21, 31 + consonant noun<\/td><td>short or full<\/td><td>trentun libri \/ trentuno libri<\/td><td>thirty-one books<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>20, 30, 100 + anni\/ore<\/td><td>truncated with apostrophe<\/td><td>vent&#8217;anni, cent&#8217;anni<\/td><td>twenty years, one hundred years<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>60, 80 + age (otto-ending)<\/td><td>truncated with apostrophe<\/td><td>sessantott&#8217;anni, novantott&#8217;anni<\/td><td>sixty-eight years, ninety-eight years<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>23, 33, 103 (compounds of tre)<\/td><td>acute accent on final \u00e9<\/td><td>ventitr\u00e9, trentatr\u00e9, centotr\u00e9<\/td><td>twenty-three, thirty-three, one hundred and three<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>3 alone<\/td><td>no accent<\/td><td>tre amici<\/td><td>three friends<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>quattro idioms<\/td><td>fixed truncated form<\/td><td>a quattr&#8217;occhi, ventiquattr&#8217;ore<\/td><td>face to face, twenty-four hours<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Split form (prices)<\/td><td>cento\/mille + e + unit<\/td><td>tremila e cinquecento, mille e una notte<\/td><td>three thousand five hundred, one thousand and one nights<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Noun after ventun<\/td><td>plural<\/td><td>ventun anni, trentun giorni<\/td><td>twenty-one years, thirty-one days<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dialogue\">Dialogue at the Festa dei Ceri in Gubbio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dialogue below puts the italian cardinal variants to work in a single scene. Glenda has come up from her home in Cesena to watch the Festa dei Ceri; her friend Gualtiero, a young ceraiolo born in Gubbio, meets her in via dei Consoli a couple of hours before the race up Monte Ingino. Notice how the italian cardinal variants change shape depending on what they bump into: ages, hours, ceraioli counts, and a quoted total all behave differently.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-dialog-cv\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Glenda:<\/strong> Gualtiero, finalmente! Sono arrivata da Cesena dopo cinque ore di treno.<br><em>Gualtiero, finally! I arrived from Cesena after five hours on the train.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Gualtiero:<\/strong> Benvenuta a Gubbio. Hai fatto bene a partire presto: oggi in piazza Grande ci sono trentatr\u00e9 alabardieri e una folla incredibile.<br><em>Welcome to Gubbio. You did right to leave early: today there are thirty-three halberd-bearers and an unbelievable crowd in piazza Grande.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Glenda:<\/strong> Trentatr\u00e9? L&#8217;anno scorso erano meno, mi pare.<br><em>Thirty-three? Last year there were fewer, I think.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Gualtiero:<\/strong> Ventotto. Quest&#8217;anno hanno aggiunto cinque ragazzi nuovi, tutti sotto i ventun anni.<br><em>Twenty-eight. This year they added five new lads, all under twenty-one.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Glenda:<\/strong> Anche tu sei sotto i ventun anni, no?<br><em>You are under twenty-one too, aren&#8217;t you?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Gualtiero:<\/strong> Ho appena compiuto ventitr\u00e9 anni. Mio nonno invece ne ha sessantott&#8217;anni e corre ancora come capodieci.<br><em>I have just turned twenty-three. My grandfather, instead, is sixty-eight and still runs as captain of the team.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Glenda:<\/strong> Sessantott&#8217;anni e corre il Cero? Incredibile.<br><em>Sixty-eight and he runs the Cero? Incredible.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Gualtiero:<\/strong> A Gubbio \u00e8 normale. La Festa esiste da novecent&#8217;anni circa, e in famiglia la corriamo da quattro generazioni. A casa abbiamo una foto di mio bisnonno del 1948.<br><em>In Gubbio it is normal. The Festa has existed for about nine hundred years, and in our family we have been running it for four generations. At home we have a photo of my great-grandfather from 1948.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Glenda:<\/strong> Senti, sul programma ho letto \u00abtremila e cinquecento ceraioli previsti\u00bb. \u00c8 un errore di stampa?<br><em>Listen, on the programme I read &#8220;three thousand five hundred ceraioli expected&#8221;. Is it a misprint?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Gualtiero:<\/strong> No, \u00e8 il totale di tutta la giornata: muta, riserve, accompagnatori. Le ultime ventiquattr&#8217;ore qui sembra di stare dentro un formicaio.<br><em>No, it is the total for the whole day: team, reserves, helpers. The last twenty-four hours here it feels like being inside an anthill.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Glenda:<\/strong> Possiamo parlare a quattr&#8217;occhi un attimo, prima che cominci?<br><em>Can we have a quick one-on-one chat before it starts?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Gualtiero:<\/strong> Certo. Andiamo in fondo a via dei Consoli, l\u00e0 \u00e8 pi\u00f9 tranquillo. La corsa parte alle sei in punto, abbiamo ancora cent&#8217;anni davanti, come si dice qui.<br><em>Of course. Let&#8217;s go to the end of via dei Consoli, it is quieter there. The race starts at six sharp, we still have all the time in the world, as they say here.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to notice in the dialogue<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Trentatr\u00e9 alabardieri \/ ventitr\u00e9 anni \/ ventotto<\/strong>: numbers from twenty up are spelled solid (no spaces) and the <em>-tr\u00e9<\/em> ending always takes the acute accent.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ventun anni<\/strong> twice: short form without apostrophe before the noun <em>anni<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sessantott&#8217;anni \/ novecent&#8217;anni \/ cent&#8217;anni<\/strong>: vowel-cut with apostrophe before <em>anni<\/em>; the same trick works for <em>otto<\/em>, <em>-anta<\/em> tens and <em>cento<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tremila e cinquecento<\/strong>: the split form is the standard way to read out large round-ish numbers, especially money and headcounts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ventiquattr&#8217;ore \/ a quattr&#8217;occhi<\/strong>: fixed idioms with <em>quattro<\/em> truncated; outside these phrases <em>quattro<\/em> stays whole.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00abCent&#8217;anni davanti\u00bb<\/strong>: an idiomatic exaggeration meaning &#8220;plenty of time&#8221;, common in central Italy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mini-challenge\">Mini-challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-cv-final\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Final challenge:<\/strong> Translate into natural Italian, choosing the right variant.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>My grandmother is one hundred years old.<\/li>\n<li>Gualtiero has thirty-three new postcards from Gubbio.<\/li>\n<li>The last twenty-four hours have been very tiring.<\/li>\n<li>The festival has existed for about nine hundred years.<\/li>\n<li>I would like to speak to you one on one.<\/li>\n<li>Twenty-three runners reached the top of the mountain.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1. <em>Mia nonna ha cent&#8217;anni.<\/em> (apostrophe before anni)<\/p>\n<p>2. <em>Gualtiero ha trentatr\u00e9 cartoline nuove da Gubbio.<\/em> (acute accent on -tr\u00e9)<\/p>\n<p>3. <em>Le ultime ventiquattr&#8217;ore sono state molto stancanti.<\/em> (fixed idiom)<\/p>\n<p>4. <em>La Festa esiste da novecent&#8217;anni circa.<\/em> (apostrophe before anni)<\/p>\n<p>5. <em>Vorrei parlarti a quattr&#8217;occhi.<\/em> (fixed idiom)<\/p>\n<p>6. <em>Ventitr\u00e9 corridori sono arrivati in cima alla montagna.<\/em> (accent + plural agreement)<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mastering the italian cardinal variants comes from regular exposure rather than memorising every rule. 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font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> A <strong>10-Lesson Package<\/strong> gives you ten focused 55-minute sessions with a native teacher, at your own pace.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#7b2d8b; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">10-Lesson Package<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">One-to-one<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vacanze.webp\" alt=\"10-Lesson Package\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Any level<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">55-minute one-to-one session on Zoom<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Your personal native teacher<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Interactive online materials<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=8\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#7b2d8b; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Get the 10-Lesson Package &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Coraggio: un passo alla volta.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#ab2227; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 41 to 65%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #fde2e2, #ab2227); width:53%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Solid base. Let&#8217;s build on it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> A <strong>weekly 1:1 lesson<\/strong> gives you the rhythm and the personalised feedback to turn what you know into what you say automatically.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#ab2227; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Weekly 1:1<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">One-to-one<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vacanze.webp\" alt=\"Weekly 1:1\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Any level<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">55-minute one-to-one session on Zoom<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Your personal native teacher<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Interactive online materials<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=4\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#ab2227; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Book a Weekly 1:1 lesson &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Avanti tutta!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 66 to 85%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #faecc4, #b8860b); width:75%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Great work. You&#8217;re ready for the group.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> In the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> you&#8217;ll move from solid grammar to live conversation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#b8860b; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Ci vediamo in classe!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 86 to 100%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #cce5d5, #2d6a4f); width:93%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Bravissimo! You nailed it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> Step into the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> to turn accurate Italian into fluent Italian.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#2d6a4f; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">A presto su Zoom!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\">\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewDiv\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewQuestion\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewLegend\">\n                <ol>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #6CA54C;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Answered<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #FFB800;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Review<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div>\n                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"review\" value=\"Review question\"\n                           class=\"wpProQuiz_button2\" style=\"float: left; display: block;\">\n                                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_quizAnker\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_quiz\">\n            <ol class=\"wpProQuiz_list\">\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>1<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>1<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Pick the correct number<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>-uno and -otto drop the vowel before (ventuno, ventotto); -tre adds an accent (ventitr\u00e9, trentatr\u00e9).<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#888;\">If your keyboard has no Italian accents, type an apostrophe instead: <code>e'<\/code> for <code>\u00e8<\/code>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"7087\"\n                                data-type=\"cloze_answer\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                        <ul><li>Mia nonna ha (ottantauno, ottantuno, ottanta uno) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"9\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(ottantuno)<\/span><\/span> anni.<br><br><em>My grandmother is eighty-one.<\/em><\/li><li>Nel mazzo ci sono (ventitr\u00e9, ventitre, venti tre) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"9\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(ventitr\u00e9, ventitre')<\/span><\/span> carte.<br><br><em>There are twenty-three cards in the deck.<\/em><\/li><li>Ho (trentauno, trenta uno, trentuno) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"8\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(trentuno)<\/span><\/span> messaggi non letti.<br><br><em>I have thirty-one unread messages.<\/em><\/li><li>La classe ha (ventotto, ventiotto, venti otto) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"8\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(ventotto)<\/span><\/span> studenti.<br><br><em>The class has twenty-eight students.<\/em><\/li><li>Il romanzo ha (trentatre, trentatr\u00e9, trenta tre) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"10\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(trentatr\u00e9, trentatre')<\/span><\/span> capitoli.<br><br><em>The novel has thirty-three chapters.<\/em><\/li><li>A marzo compio (ventiuno, venti uno, ventuno) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"7\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(ventuno)<\/span><\/span> anni.<br><br><em>In March I turn twenty-one.<\/em><\/li><li>In due giorni ci sono (quarantaotto, quarantotto, quaranta otto) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"11\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(quarantotto)<\/span><\/span> ore.<br><br><em>There are forty-eight hours in two days.<\/em><\/li><li>Abita al numero (cinquantatre, cinquanta tre, cinquantatr\u00e9) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"13\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(cinquantatr\u00e9, cinquantatre')<\/span><\/span> di via Verdi.<br><br><em>She lives at number fifty-three on Via Verdi.<\/em><\/li><li>Mancano (trentuno, trentauno, trenta uno) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"8\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(trentuno)<\/span><\/span> giorni a Natale.<br><br><em>There are thirty-one days until Christmas.<\/em><\/li><li>Il pacco pesa (ventiotto, ventotto, venti otto) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"8\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(ventotto)<\/span><\/span> chili.<br><br><em>The parcel weighs twenty-eight kilos.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>                                    <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>All ten right. You build compound numbers correctly.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>ventuno, trentuno, ventotto, quarantotto (drop the vowel). ventitr\u00e9, trentatr\u00e9, cinquantatr\u00e9 (accent).<\/p>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_tipp\" style=\"display: none; position: relative;\">\n                                <div>\n                                    <h5 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Hint<\/h5>\n                                    <p>venti+uno = ventuno, venti+otto = ventotto (drop the vowel). venti+tre = ventitr\u00e9, trenta+tre = trentatr\u00e9 (accent on the e).<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"tip\" value=\"Hint\"\n                                   class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton wpProQuiz_TipButton\"\n                                   style=\"float: left !important; display: inline-block; margin-right: 10px !important;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Spot the correct number<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>In each group, pick the ONE correctly written number.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"7088\"\n                                data-type=\"multiple\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1109_7088\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> Ho ventiuno anni compiuti.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1109_7088\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> Ho venti uno anni compiuti.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1109_7088\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> Ho ventuno anni compiuti.<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1109_7088\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> Ci sono trentuno candeline.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"4\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1109_7088\"\n                                                       value=\"5\"> Ci sono trentauno candeline.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"5\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1109_7088\"\n                                                       value=\"6\"> Ci sono trenta uno candeline.<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"6\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1109_7088\"\n                                                       value=\"7\"> Nel mazzo ci sono ventitre carte.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"7\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1109_7088\"\n                                                       value=\"8\"> Nel mazzo ci sono ventitr\u00e9 carte.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"8\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1109_7088\"\n                                                       value=\"9\"> Nel mazzo ci sono venti tre carte.<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"9\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1109_7088\"\n                                                       value=\"10\"> Mio zio ha ventotto anni.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"10\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1109_7088\"\n                                                       value=\"11\"> Mio zio ha ventiotto anni.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"11\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1109_7088\"\n                                                       value=\"12\"> Mio zio ha venti otto anni.<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"12\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1109_7088\"\n                                                       value=\"13\"> Il libro ha trentatre capitoli.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"13\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1109_7088\"\n                                                       value=\"14\"> Il libro ha trenta tre capitoli.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"14\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1109_7088\"\n                                                       value=\"15\"> Il libro ha trentatr\u00e9 capitoli.<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"15\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1109_7088\"\n                                                       value=\"16\"> Sono passati quarantaotto giorni.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"16\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1109_7088\"\n                                                       value=\"17\"> Sono passati quarantotto giorni.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"17\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1109_7088\"\n                                                       value=\"18\"> Sono passati quaranta otto giorni.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>Six out of six.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>ventuno, trentuno (drop vowel), ventitr\u00e9, trentatr\u00e9 (accent), ventotto, quarantotto (drop vowel).<\/p>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                   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The answers focus on the practical decisions you face when writing italian cardinal variants in real Italian. The institutional reference on the acute accent rule for <em>-tr\u00e9<\/em> compounds is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/vocabolario\/ventuno\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treccani vocabolario entry on ventuno<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-cv-q1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Is it ventun anni or ventuno anni?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Both are correct, but ventun anni is the natural choice. Italian prefers to drop the final -o of -uno numbers before a noun beginning with a vowel, and especially before the very frequent words anni and ore. So you will say and write ventun anni, trentun anni, quarantun anni, and so on, with no apostrophe. The full form ventuno anni is not wrong, but it sounds slightly clunky in everyday prose. Before consonants the short form is optional: ventun libri and ventuno libri are equally common.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-cv-q2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Do all numbers ending in -tre take the acute accent?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Yes, from twenty-three upward. The compounds ventitr\u00e9, trentatr\u00e9, quarantatr\u00e9, cinquantatr\u00e9, sessantatr\u00e9, settantatr\u00e9, ottantatr\u00e9, novantatr\u00e9, centotr\u00e9, duecentotr\u00e9 all carry an acute accent on the final e because they bear the main word stress. The standalone tre never takes an accent: write tre amici, tre Ceri, tre ore. The rule does not apply to the related ordinal numbers: ventitreesimo, trentatreesimo lose the accent because the stress has shifted to a different syllable. The accent is always acute (\u00e9), the same shape used in perch\u00e9, n\u00e9, s\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-cv-q3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why is it vent&#8217;anni but not vent&#8217;libri?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Because Italian only deletes the final vowel of venti, the -anta tens, otto and cento before a noun that begins with a vowel. Anni starts with a vowel, so vent&#8217;anni works; libri starts with a consonant, so venti libri stays whole. The same rule blocks cent&#8217;metri and trent&#8217;amici as awkward, even though cent&#8217;amici is technically possible in a slightly old-fashioned register. The default is: cut the vowel only before vowels, and most naturally before anni and ore. For other vowel-initial nouns, the truncation is allowed but less common in modern prose.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-cv-q4\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What is the split form cento e uno, mille e uno?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>It is an alternative way to write numbers above one hundred: instead of centouno, centodue, milleuno, you can spell them as cento e uno, cento e due, mille e uno, mille e due, tremila e cinquecento. The split form is especially common in price quotes and round-ish counts: tremila e cinquecento euro, duemila e venti partecipanti. There is one agreement quirk: when the split form is used, the noun that follows must be singular. So you write cento e una pagina (not cento e una pagine) and trecento e un dollaro. The compact form (centouno pagine) takes the plural normally.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-cv-q5\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why do Italians say sessantott&#8217;anni instead of sessantotto anni?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Because the number otto loses its final -o before a vowel, especially before the noun anni. The same vowel-cut works for venti, the -anta tens and cento: vent&#8217;anni, trent&#8217;anni, cent&#8217;anni, sessantott&#8217;anni, novant&#8217;anni. The cut is marked with an apostrophe because a vowel has been deleted. The reason behind the rule is rhythm: Italian dislikes the sound of two consecutive vowels at a word boundary, and the apostrophe smooths the cadence. In speech you will hear sessantotto anni with a slight glide between the two vowels, but in writing the truncated sessantott&#8217;anni is the standard form.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-cv-q6\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Do I need a singular or plural noun after ventun?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Plural, in modern Italian. Even though the -uno piece at the end of ventun is grammatically singular, the noun that follows almost always goes in the plural: ventun anni, trentun giorni, quarantun corridori, ventun ceraioli. The plural is obligatory whenever an adjective or an article is added: erano passati ventun bei giorni, i ventun ceraioli della muta. The old singular form ventun anno survives only in very formal bureaucratic Italian (schede ventuna, moduli ventuno), which you will almost never need to produce. As a learner, default to the plural and you will be right every time.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related\">Related guides<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-special-numbers-uno-mille\/\">Italian Numbers: Uno, Zero, Mille, Milione (A1)<\/a>: the foundation, how <em>uno<\/em>, <em>zero<\/em> and <em>mille<\/em> behave before the variants kick in.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-written-accents-grave-acute\/\">Italian Written Accents: Grave vs Acute (A2)<\/a>: why <em>ventitr\u00e9<\/em> takes the acute, never the grave.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-special-ordinals-undicesimo\/\">Italian Special Ordinals: Undicesimo and Beyond (B1)<\/a>: how <em>ventitr\u00e9<\/em> becomes <em>ventitreesimo<\/em> and loses the accent.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-dates-il-14-gennaio\/\">Italian Dates: How to Say Il 14 Gennaio (A1)<\/a>: cardinal numbers in date expressions.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/vocabolario\/ventuno\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treccani vocabolario: ventuno<\/a>: institutional entry on the short and full forms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italian cardinal variants at A2: ventun anni vs ventuno anni, vent&#8217;anni and cent&#8217;anni with apostrophe, ventitr\u00e9 and trentatr\u00e9 with acute accent, the split form mille e una notte, and fixed idioms like a quattr&#8217;occhi. 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