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 11 months ago
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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