I can’t figure out when to make cent plural when writing dates. I see it is plural in 1900 but not in most other dates.
Dates with cent/cents
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Johanna S.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Dates with cent/cents
This question relates to:French lesson "Expressing dates in French"
Asked 8 months ago
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Hello Johanna,
The rule with 'cent' and it is the same for 'vingt' is that you only multiply it when there is no number after it.
So for instance -
Quatre cents euros = 400 euros
But
Quatre cent cinquante euros = 450 euros
As far as dates are concerned this is why :
Mille neuf cents = 1900
Mille neuf cent trente = 1930
Hope this helps!
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