Números ordinales

 

first, second, and third place winners on the podium

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Ordinal numbers are used to arrange people or things like days, months, books, etc. in order. Grammatically, they function as adjectives, and thus must agree in gender and number with the noun they modify.

The ordinal adjectives that express first and third are unique—before masculine singular nouns, they drop the –o ending, as you can see in the second example above.

Practice the vocabulary from this module using the Quizlet flashcards below.

 

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