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Note: Here are the ordinal numbers from first to tenth:
primero – first
segundo– second
tercero – third
cuarto– fourth
quinto – fifth
sexto -sixth
séptimo – eventh
octavo -eighth
noveno– ninth
décimo – tenth
Note: Like many other adjectives, the ordinal numbers have a masculine and a feminine form. They also have a singular and plural form.
Singular/Plural
Masculine/Femenine/Masculine/Femenine
primero/primera/primeros/primeras
segundo/segunda/segundos/segundas
tercero/tercera/terceros/terceras
cuarto/cuarta/cuartos/cuartas
quinto/quinta/quintos/quintas
sexto/sexta/sextos/sextas
séptimo/séptima/séptimos/séptimas
octavo/octava/octavos/octavas
noveno/novena/novenos/novenas
décimo/décima/décimos/décimas
Note: Primero and tercero drop the -o in the masculine singular adjective form.
e.g.
tu primer día (your first day)
su tercer año (his third year)
Note: Ordinal numbers usually precede the noun. However, if the noun they refer to is royalty, a pope, or a street, they come after the noun.
e.g.
Carlos Quinto
(“Quinto” comes after “Carlos” – royalty)
la quinta edición
(“quinta” comes before “edición”)
la Calle Séptima
(“séptima” comes after “calle” – street)
la cuarta cuadra
(“cuarta” comes before “cuadra”)
Tip: Ordinal numbers are not normally used after 10.
Note: If you are talking about the first day of the month, use the expression “el primer dia” or simply “el primero”
e.g.
¿Qué dia es hoy? – What day is today?
Hoy es Lunes, el primer día de Julio.– Today is Monday, July 1.
Hoy es Lunes, el primero de Julio.- Today is Monday, July 1.
Note: For all other days of the month, use the cardinal numbers.
e.g.
¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy?- What is today’s date?
Hoy es Martes, veinticinco de Mayo. – Tuesday, May 25
Note: The Spanish way is to write the “day + month + year”. This is different from the American way “month + day + year”
Spanish: 16 de Julio de 1984
English: July 16, 1984
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