setenta
numeralCEFR A1High frequency
What does “setenta” mean in English?
seventy
Example sentences
El abuelo tiene setenta años.
Grandpa is seventy.
Setenta euros es mucho dinero.
Seventy euros is a lot of money.
Setenta y dos estudiantes se graduaron.
Seventy-two students graduated.
How to use it
Setenta means 'seventy'. Invariable. Compounds with y: setenta y uno, setenta y dos, etc.
Common mistake
Setenta and sesenta differ by one consonant; mishearing them is a classic L1 listening trap. Setenta starts seventy → 'set-' (s-e-t).