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learning target
Aim of this section is to learn the ordinal numbers in German..
German English
Ich sehe sie heute das erste Mal. I'll see her today for the firts time.
Meine Prüfungen finden im zweiten Semester statt. My exams take place in the second semester.
Tom hat am fünften Mai Geburtstag. Tom's birthday is on the fifth of May.
rules
To form the ordinal number :
• add te to the cardinal number ( 1 to 20)
• add ste to the cardinal number ( 20 and above)
Exceptions are :
• erste (first)
• dritte (third)
• siebte (seventh)
• achte (eight)
Ordnungszahlen 1 - 31
Nummer Kardinalzahl Ordnungszahl
1 eins erste
2 zwei zweite
3 drei dritte
4 vier vierte
5 fünf fünfte
6 sechs sechste
7 sieben siebte
8 acht achte
9 neun neunte
10 zehn zehnte
11 elf elfte
12 zwölf zwölfte
13 dreizehn dreizehnte
14 vierzehn vierzehnte
15 fünfzehn fünfzehnte
16 sechzehn sechzehnte
17 siebzehn siebzehnte
18 achtzehn achtzehnte
19 neunzehn neunzehnte
20 zwanzig zwanzigste
21 einundzwanzig einundzwanzigste
22 zweiundzwanzig zweiundzwanzigste
23 dreiundzwanzig dreiundzwanzigste
24 vierundzwanzig vierundzwanzigste
25 fünfundzwanzig fünfundzwanzigste
26 sechsundzwanzig sechsundzwanzigste
27 siebenundzwanzig siebenundzwanzigste
28 achtundzwanzig achtundzwanzigste
29 neunundzwanzig neunundzwanzigste
30 dreißig dreißigste
31 einunddreißig einunddreißigste
Problem adjective endings
Ordinal numbers behave like adjectives. That's why you have to add the correct ending depending on the gender, case, numerus and kind of article. Check the topic "Adjektivendungen" if you are unsure about this.
The "e" at the end of all ordinal numbers in the table above is already such an adjective ending for nouns in the nominative case.
If you have another case you have to cancel the "e" and add the correct ending to the "naked" adjective.
examples :
• Neil Armstrong war der erste Mann auf dem Mond. (definite article, singular, male, nominative)
Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon.
• Sie hat am (=an dem ) vierzehnten Dezember Geburtstag. ( definite article, singular, male, accusative)
Her birthday is on the fourteenth of December.
• Sie möchten ein drittes Kind haben. (indefinite article, singular, neutral, accusative)
They'd like to have a third child.
Writting ordinal numbers
Like in English we don't write out ordinal numbers in texts because they are much to long. In German we shorten them by adding a "dot" to the cardinal number.
examples :
• 1. = 1st
• 2. = 2nd
• 3. = 3rd
• 4. = 4th
• 5. = 5th
and so on
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learning target
Aim of this section is to learn the ordinal numbers in German..
German English
Ich sehe sie heute das erste Mal. I'll see her today for the firts time.
Meine Prüfungen finden im zweiten Semester statt. My exams take place in the second semester.
Tom hat am fünften Mai Geburtstag. Tom's birthday is on the fifth of May.
rules
To form the ordinal number :
• add te to the cardinal number ( 1 to 20)
• add ste to the cardinal number ( 20 and above)
Exceptions are :
• erste (first)
• dritte (third)
• siebte (seventh)
• achte (eight)
Ordnungszahlen 1 - 31
Nummer Kardinalzahl Ordnungszahl
1 eins erste
2 zwei zweite
3 drei dritte
4 vier vierte
5 fünf fünfte
6 sechs sechste
7 sieben siebte
8 acht achte
9 neun neunte
10 zehn zehnte
11 elf elfte
12 zwölf zwölfte
13 dreizehn dreizehnte
14 vierzehn vierzehnte
15 fünfzehn fünfzehnte
16 sechzehn sechzehnte
17 siebzehn siebzehnte
18 achtzehn achtzehnte
19 neunzehn neunzehnte
20 zwanzig zwanzigste
21 einundzwanzig einundzwanzigste
22 zweiundzwanzig zweiundzwanzigste
23 dreiundzwanzig dreiundzwanzigste
24 vierundzwanzig vierundzwanzigste
25 fünfundzwanzig fünfundzwanzigste
26 sechsundzwanzig sechsundzwanzigste
27 siebenundzwanzig siebenundzwanzigste
28 achtundzwanzig achtundzwanzigste
29 neunundzwanzig neunundzwanzigste
30 dreißig dreißigste
31 einunddreißig einunddreißigste
Problem adjective endings
Ordinal numbers behave like adjectives. That's why you have to add the correct ending depending on the gender, case, numerus and kind of article. Check the topic "Adjektivendungen" if you are unsure about this.
The "e" at the end of all ordinal numbers in the table above is already such an adjective ending for nouns in the nominative case.
If you have another case you have to cancel the "e" and add the correct ending to the "naked" adjective.
examples :
• Neil Armstrong war der erste Mann auf dem Mond. (definite article, singular, male, nominative)
Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon.
• Sie hat am (=an dem ) vierzehnten Dezember Geburtstag. ( definite article, singular, male, accusative)
Her birthday is on the fourteenth of December.
• Sie möchten ein drittes Kind haben. (indefinite article, singular, neutral, accusative)
They'd like to have a third child.
Writting ordinal numbers
Like in English we don't write out ordinal numbers in texts because they are much to long. In German we shorten them by adding a "dot" to the cardinal number.
examples :
• 1. = 1st
• 2. = 2nd
• 3. = 3rd
• 4. = 4th
• 5. = 5th
and so on
Kishwer (46)
Exercise 1
Translate the ordinal numbers. Add the correct ending. This time you have to decide alone about case and gender of the nouns.
remember that often the article tells you already a lot which gender and case it might be.
1) Ich schaue mir das zweite (second) Programm an. I'm watching the 2nd channel.
2) Sie braucht.......................(first) Hilfe. She needs 1st aid.
3) Cathy besucht das........................(third) Semester. Cathy attends the 3rd semester.
4) Ich wurde am....................(fourteenth) Dezember geboren./ I was born on the 14th of December.
5) Die Äpfel sind nur...................(second) Wahl. The apples are just 2nd quality.
6) Fr.Fischer spielt jede...................(fourth) Woche Karten. / Mrs Fischer plays cards every 4th week.
7) Familie Müller wohnt in der.....................(eleventh) Etage. / Family Müller lives on the 11th floor.
8) Das ist schon die ...................(eighth) Hausarbeit (f) in diesem Semester.
That's already the 8th assignment in this semester.
9) Mercedes ist...................(first) Klasse. Mercedes is 1st class.
10) Jedes................(tenth) Jahr treffen wir uns. We meet every 10th year.
11) Sie ist an der ......................( seventh) Stelle. She is at the 7th position.
12) Ich kaufte mir die .....................(ninth) Folge von Star Gate./ I bought the 9th episode of Star Gate.
13) Der.............................(thirty-first) ist der letzte Tag des Monats Januar.
The 31st is the last day of the month January.
14) Was ist das.......................(tenth) Gebot? / What's the 10th commandment?
15) Morgen beginnt die...................(twentieth) Olympiade. / Tomorrow starts the 20th Olympic Games.
16) Tom wurde am.......................(fifth) Mai geboren. / Tom was born on the 5th of May.
17) Ich möchte gerne den.......................(sixth) Teil des Films sehen. / I would like to watch the 6th part of the movie.
18) Sonntag ist der..................(seventh) Tag der Woche. / Sunday is the 7th day of the week.
19) Pluto ist der.....................(ninth) Planet. / Pluto is the 9th planet.
20) Tom möchte eine.....................(third) Portion. / Tom would like a 3rd helping.
Kishwer (46)
Exercise 2
Translate the ordinal numbers.
1st......erste 12th........................
2nd..................... 20th........................
3rd..................... 17th........................
4th........................ 30th.......................
5th......................... 22th.......................
6th....................... 27th..........................
7th........................ 14th............................
8th........................ 24th..........................
9th........................ 31th............................
10th...................... 13th............................
Kishwer (46)
Exercise 3
Translate the ordinal numbers. add the correct ending. To take it a bit easier I gave you gender and case of the nouns.
1) Martin geht in die zehnte (tenth) Klasse. (f,acc.) Martin attends the 10th class.
2) Sie gibt ihm eine......................(second) Chance.(f,acc.) She gives him a 2nd chance.
3) Wir wohnen in der.................(third) Etage. (f,acc.) We live on the 3rd floor.
4) Tom hat am......................(fifth) Mai (m,dat.) Geburtstag. Tom's b-day is on the 5th of May.
5) Joy sah Jack zum...........................(first) Mal (n,dat.) in echt. Joy saw Jack for the 1st time in real.
6) Sie hat den........................(seventh) Sinn. (m,acc.) She has got the 7th sense.
7) Wir feiern heute Papas........................(sixtieth) Geburtstag.(m,acc.)
We are celebrating dad's 60th birthday today.
8) Der Toyota ist mein.........................(fourth) Auto. (n,nom.) The Toyota is my 4th car.
9) Er wurde am............................(twenty-third) April (m,dat.) geboren. / He was born on the 23rd of April.
10) Ich liebe das Mädchen aus der.........................(eighteenth) Straße (f,dat.)
I love the girl living in the 18th street.