doscientos
/dosˈθjentos/masculine
The Spanish phrase for two hundred is doscientos.
doscientos is the cardinal number 200 used for counting.
Meaning: cardinal number 200 (num)
Which one should you use?
The masculine form doscientos is used when counting masculine nouns, while the feminine form doscientas is used for feminine nouns.
How does it change in a sentence?
The number must agree with the gender of the noun it modifies. The masculine form ends in -os, whereas the feminine form changes its ending to -as to agree with feminine nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/dosˈθjentos/
Did you know?
- Unlike English, where 'hundred' is singular in 'two hundred', the Spanish doscientos is always plural because it literally means 'two hundreds'.
- The root word 'cientos' comes from 'centum', which is the same root found in the English word 'century'.
- In Old Spanish, the number was actually spelled dozientos with a 'z' instead of the modern 'sc' combination.
Examples in context
- Nadie puede vivir doscientos años.Nobody can live to be two hundred years old.This sentence shows how to use doscientos when talking about a span of years.Tatoeba #949167 by hayastan, translation #1419973 by Chrikaru
- Habrá más de doscientos invitados.There will be more than two hundred guests.This sentence demonstrates the use of doscientos with a plural noun for people.Tatoeba #8187770 by arh, translation #10195021 by magnificentgoddess
- Doscientos dólares son harto para mí.Two hundred dollars is a lot to me.This sentence illustrates how to use doscientos when referring to an amount of money.Tatoeba #1551104 by marcelostockle, translation #249726 by CK
- Mi amigo me debe doscientos pesos.My friend owes me two hundred pesos.
- En la fiesta había doscientas personas.There were two hundred people at the party.
- Compré doscientos libros.I bought two hundred books.
- Hay doscientas manzanas en la caja.There are two hundred apples in the box.
- La compañía invirtió doscientos mil dólares en el proyecto.The company invested two hundred thousand dollars in the project.
- Tengo doscientos pesos ahorrados.I have two hundred pesos saved up.
- Compramos doscientas camisas.We bought two hundred shirts.
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Example conversation
Javier and Elena are checking the price of a new textbook.
- Javier¿Cuesta doscientos euros el libro?Does the book cost two hundred euros?
- ElenaNo, cuesta solo cien.No, it only costs one hundred.
- Javier¡Qué bueno! Pensé que eran doscientos.That's good! I thought it was two hundred.
- ElenaEs un buen precio para ti, Javier.It is a good price for you, Javier.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “two hundred” translations and entries doscientos, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries doscientos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
