Ordinal Numbers Flashcards

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Ordinal Numbers:

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To form the ordinal numbers, just add -te to the cardinal numbers for 1-19, and -ste for 20 and up. The exceptions are erste, dritte, siebte, and achte.

first
erste
second
zweite
third
dritte
fourth
vierte
fifth
fünfte
sixth
sechste
seventh
siebte
eighth
achte
ninth
neunte
tenth
zehnte
eleventh
elfte
twelfth
zwölfte
thirteenth
dreizehnte
fourteenth
vierzehnte
fifteenth
fünfzehnte
sixteenth
sechzehnte
seventeenth
siebzehnte
eighteenth
achtzehnte
nineteenth
neunzehnte
twentieth
zwanzigste
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Writing Dates:

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In writing dates, German uses the number followed by a period. On February 2nd would be am 2. Februar. However, when saying this out loud, you would say am zweiten Februar. You must use the constructionam + -ento answer a question beginning withWann?But you use the constructionder + -eto answer the questionWelches Datum?

Wannsind Sie geboren? When were you born?
AmachzehntenMai. On May 18th.

Welches Datumis heute? What is today’s date?
Heute istderneunteOktober. Today is October ninth.

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