Usage Note
Ochenta is invariable in gender, like all Spanish tens. It derives from Latin octuaginta. The phrase más de ochenta appears frequently in statistical contexts, and ochenta y tantos is an informal way to say 'eighty-something'. For compound numbers, units follow with y: ochenta y cinco.
Examples
"Mi abuelo tiene ochenta años."
Natural Translation
My grandfather is eighty years old.
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