If you want to say "first" in Spanish, there's a word for that — and it's nothing like uno , the word for "one. The ordinal numbers might be thought of as the adjective form of the cardinal numbers , the numbers in the form they are most often used. Thus uno "one" is a cardinal number, while primero "first" is its ordinal form. The same goes for the cardinal dos two and the ordinal segundo second.
In Spanish, the ordinal forms are used most commonly for the numbers 10 and under. They are:. When used as an adjective, ordinal numbers must agree with the nouns they refer to in both number and gender : el segundo coche "the second car," where coche is masculine , but la segunda vez "the second time," where vez is feminine.
Note also that when primero and tercero precede a singular masculine noun, the final -o is dropped : el primer rey "the first king" , el tercer trimestre "the third trimester". This change is known as apocopation. For larger numbers, it is common to use simply the cardinal number, especially in speech. It is also common to word a sentence in such a way that the ordinal form is not used. In general, the ordinal numbers for 11th and above can be considered mostly a formal usage.
In any case, here are examples of larger ordinal numbers. Ordinal numbers can also be written using a superscripted o or a depending on whether it is masculine or feminine, respectively. For example, the equivalent of "2 nd " is 2 o when referring to a masculine noun and 2 a when referring to a feminine one. The lower-case superscripted o should not be confused with the symbol for degrees.
Using ordinary lower-case letters as in "2nd" is also possible when supercripts aren't available: 2o , 2a. You may be able to help youself remember the ordinal forms by connecting them with English words you already know:.
The first day we were threatened by a group of protesters. Register Login. These examples may contain rude words based on your search. These examples may contain colloquial words based on your search.
See examples translated by 30 aniversario 9 examples with alignment. My 30th birthday , that I planned to celebrate with Windson in Japan. It was my 30th birthday the day she grabbed me. He wanted - and got - that cake for his 30th birthday. My 30th birthday sure wasn't much fun. Robin wasn't living here on my 30th birthday. I celebrated my 30th birthday in that space. And all your friends gathered for your 30th birthday party. Take a look at some examples:. Notice how the last date uses "de" instead of "del" before the year.
This is because, with dates prior to the year , "de" is often preferred. Saying the date in Spanish is not much different from writing it. Once again, you will use "de" and "del" before the month and the year, but this time you will need to know how to read the numbers. Unlike English, Spanish uses cardinal numbers like one, two or three instead of ordinal numbers like fourth, fifth or sixth for every day of the month except the first. So, if you can count to 31, you can already say almost every date!
You will also need to know some bigger numbers if you want to say the year. The following list covers the next decade:.
Combine the days, months and years with the following formula and you'll be able to say any date:. Of course, you'll rarely say these dates on their own, so let's finish off by taking a look at some useful expressions you may use while discussing dates:.
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