Ordinal numbers and dates

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With der erste Mai and am dritten März you give order and dates. Essential for appointments, birthdays, and making plans.

  • Ordinal numbers
  • Date expressions

Ordinal numbers

With ordinal numbers you say where something stands in order. When you write them as digits, put a period after the number: der 1. Platz der 2. Versuch.

You usually form them with an ending:

  1. from 2 to 19 with -te: der zweite der vierte der siebte.
  2. from 20 with -ste: der zwanzigste der dreißigste.

Like an adjective, the ending changes: der erste Tag am ersten Tag.

DigitWordExample
1.ersteder erste Mai
2.zweiteder zweite Stock
3.dritteder dritte Platz
20.zwanzigsteder zwanzigste Geburtstag

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Dates

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What is the date?

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