Meaning
forty
- the number 40
- forty years old
In a sentence
Mio padre ha quaranta anni.
My father is forty years old.
Quaranta euro bastano?
Are forty euros enough?
Non aspetto quaranta minuti.
I’m not waiting forty minutes.
Usage notes
- Used for quantity, age, dates, and time expressions.
- Before uno and otto in compound numbers, the final vowel drops: quarantuno, quarantotto.
- Do not confuse with the noun quarantena.