Birthdays
Completion requirements
2. Grammar - cardinal and ordinal numbers
A Cardinal Number is a number that says how many of something there are, such as one, two, three, four, five.
An Ordinal Number is a number that tells the position of something in a list, such as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th etc.
Most ordinal numbers end in "th" except for:
- one ⇒ first (1st)
- two ⇒ second (2nd)
- three ⇒ third (3rd)
Ordinal Numbers | Cardinal numbers | |||||
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1 | one | eins | 1st | first | erste | |
2 | two | zwei | 2nd | second | zweite | |
3 | three | drei | 3rd | third | dritte | |
4 | four | vier | 4th | fourth | vierte | |
5 | five | fünf | 5th | fifth | fünfte | |
6 | six | sechs | 6th | sixth | sechste | |
7 | seven | sieben | 7th | seventh | siebte | |
8 | eight | acht | 8th | eighth | achte | |
9 | nine | neun | 9th | nineth | neunte | |
10 | ten | zehn | 10th | tenth | zehnte | |
11 | eleven | elf | 11th | eleventh | elfte | |
12 | twelve | zwölf | 12th | twelfth | zwölfte | |
13 | thirteen | dreizehn | 13th | thirteenth | dreizehnte | |
14 | fourteen | vierzehn | 14th | fourteenth | vierzehnte | |
15 | fifteen | fünfzehn | 15th | fifteenth | fünfzehnte | |
... | ||||||
20 | twenty | zwanzig | 20th | twentieth | zwanzigste | |
21 | twenty-one | einundzwanzig | 21st | twenty-first | einundzwanzigste | |
22 | twenty-two | zweiundzwanzig | 22nd | twenty-second | zweiundzwanzigste | |
23 | twenty-three | dreiundzwanzig | 23rd | twenty-third | dreiundzwanzigste | |
24 | twenty-four | vierundzwanzig | 24th | twenty-fourth | vierundzwanzigste | |
... | ||||||
30 | thirty | dreißig | 30th | thirtieth | dreißigste | |
40 | forty | vierzig | 40th | fortieth | vierzigste |
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50 | fifty | fünfzig | 50th | fiftieth | fünfzigste | |
60 | sixty | sechzig | 60th | sistieth | sechzigste | |
70 | sventy | siebzig | 70th | seventieth | siebzigste | |
80 | eighty | achtzig | 80th | eightieth | achtzigste | |
90 | ninty | neunzig | 90th | nintieth | neunzigste | |
100 | one hundred | einhundert | 100th | one hundredth | einhundertste |