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== 100 - 999 == | == 100 - 999 == | ||
For numbers 100 up to 999, we must first note that the Filipino word for "hundred" is ''daan''. | For numbers 100 up to 999, we must first note that the Filipino word for "hundred" is ''daan''. The naming also follows a predictable format: "hundreds-digit number + na + daan + at + rest on the number", where the ''at'' (and) represents the connection between the hundreds and tens. So 649 is ''anim na daan at apatnapu't siyam''. For numbers that end in a vowel, the (na) is not used - instead, an ''-ng'' suffix is appended to the end, i.e. ''dalawang daan; limang daan''. However, in colloquial, literary or other terms (such as in the Filipino currency, the peso), the naming of numbers is often further shortened. See the following examples. | ||
The naming also follows a predictable format: | |||
"hundreds-digit number + na + daan + at + rest on the number", where the ''at'' (and) represents the connection between the hundreds and tens. | |||
So 649 is ''anim na daan at apatnapu't siyam''. | |||
For numbers that end in a vowel, the (na) is not used - instead, an ''-ng'' suffix is appended to the end, i.e. ''dalawang daan; limang daan''. | |||
However, in colloquial, literary or other terms (such as in the Filipino currency, the peso), the naming of numbers is often further shortened. | |||
See the following examples. | |||
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The shortcut in the first example is simply eliminating the "g" and hyphen, merging the two words into a single one. The same process is applied for the second example, sans the hyphen. Note that only the numbers that end with "a" can use the second example (''dalawa'', ''lima''; ''isa'' does not normally apply). The third example merges the end of ''daan'' with "at", forming ''daa't'' and continuing with the rest. | The shortcut in the first example is simply eliminating the "g" and hyphen, merging the two words into a single one. The same process is applied for the second example, sans the hyphen. Note that only the numbers that end with "a" can use the second example (''dalawa'', ''lima''; ''isa'' does not normally apply). The third example merges the end of ''daan'' with "at", forming ''daa't'' and continuing with the rest. | ||
However, in formal speech, avoid from using the shortcuts, especially the combination of the second and third examples (i.e., ''limandaa't''), as it is practically slang and is almost difficult to decipher. | However, in formal speech, avoid from using the shortcuts, especially the combination of the second and third examples (i.e., ''limandaa't''), as it is practically slang and is almost difficult to decipher. | ||