"Dek estas dekono de cent."

Translation: Ten is a tenth of one hundred.

[twain_ling]

Why is "de" used here instead of "da"?

[BigMac_ComboMeal]

Because "dek" is part of "cent". (Note: I am by no means fluent in Esperanto)

[potatoking42]

I think it's because it's a definite quantity?

[stephbutler19]

10 percent = 1 tenth

[domsalazar0]

Couldn't decide if it was "Ten is a tenth of one hundred" or "Ten is one tenth of a hundred". I guess I guessed right.

[domsalazar0]

Update: it works either way

[SeanYu9]

I don't get it at all. Why isn't it dekono da cent?

[Vabelie]

Ancient question, but since it tripped me for quite a long time: We are not dealing with a quantity of hundreds, but with a part of a hundred.

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