Ordinal Numbers Flashcards
How are regular ordinal numbers formed?
By adding T and keeping the usual adjective endings
Translate “Fouth” to german
Vierte
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The fifth child
Das funfte Kind
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The sixteenth night
Die sechzehnte Nacht
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The first
Der erste
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The third
der dritte
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The seventh
Der siebte
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The eighth
Der achte
How do you create an ordinal number for numbers 20 and over
You add st to the cardinal number
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The twentieth day of a holiday
Der zwanzigste Urlaubstag
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The 31st of August
Der einunddreißigste August
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187th
hundertsiebenundachtzigste
How do you talk about calendar dates?
You use am with the ordinal number followed by the adjective ending en
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on the 1st of January
am ersten Januar
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On the 17th of July
Am siebzehnten Juli
